In a 457 account, like Ohio DC, you can withdraw your funds, penalty-free, after terminating employment with your employer. Ohio Deferred Compensation is a supplemental 457(b) retirement plan for all Ohio public employees.It provides participants with educational tools. You may withdraw funds from the Program only upon: 1. Ending your employment (including termination, retirement, or death). 2. Contributing your leave cash-out; transferring and withdrawing money. Contributions and any earnings are tax-deferred (both federal and state income taxes) until money is withdrawn. Withdrawals are taxed at ordinary income levels. Provisions in section 11–202 of the District of Columbia Code, 1940 ed. , and section 213 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed.