Ohio employment law compliance requirements

Ohio enforces non-competes that are reasonable in scope, duration, and geography.

Ohio Common Law · effective Jan 2020

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination prohibited under Title VII.

42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 · effective Jan 2020

Prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. · effective Jan 2020

WARN notices must include: whether closing/layoff is permanent or temporary, expected date, whether bumping rights exist, name/contact for company representative.

29 U.S.C. § 2102 · effective Jan 2020

Applicable Large Employers (50+ full-time and full-time-equivalent employees) must offer affordable, minimum-value health coverage to full-time employees and their dependents or risk an employer shared responsibility payment.

26 U.S.C. § 4980H · effective Jan 2015

Agreement must advise employee to consult with attorney

29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1)(E) · effective Oct 1990

Eligible employees entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave

29 U.S.C. § 2612(a)(1) · effective Aug 1993

Employers must maintain anti-harassment policies

42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 · effective Jul 1964

Employers with four or more employees must post the Ohio Fair Employment Practices poster in a conspicuous place on their premises.

Ohio Revised Code § 4112.07; Ohio Administrative Code 4112-5-02 · effective Oct 1998 · source

Ohio employers with 50 or more employees must provide unpaid leave to eligible employees who are family members of deployed or injured service members.

Ohio Revised Code § 5906.02 · effective Jul 2008 · source

Ohio employers subject to the state's minimum wage laws must conspicuously post the official state minimum wage poster in the workplace.

Ohio Revised Code § 4111.09 · effective Jan 2007 · source

Employers must provide 60 days advance notice of plant closings (50+ employees) or mass layoffs (500+ or 50-499 if 33% of workforce).

29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq. · effective Jan 2020

60 days advance notice for plant closings and mass layoffs

29 U.S.C. § 2102 · effective Feb 1989

Ohio requires employers to pay wages at least semi-monthly and mandates that final paychecks be issued by the next regularly scheduled payday.

Ohio Revised Code § 4113.15 · effective Jul 1974 · source

Employees 40+ must be given 21 days to consider individual severance agreements

29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1)(F)(i) · effective Oct 1990

Employees 40+ in group terminations must be given 45 days to consider

29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1)(F)(ii) · effective Oct 1990

Employees 40+ must be given 21 days to consider a separation agreement that includes a release of age discrimination claims.

29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1)(F) · effective Jan 2020

In group terminations, employees 40+ must be given 45 days to consider a separation agreement.

29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1)(H) · effective Jan 2020

Ohio requires employers with annual gross receipts over a specified threshold to pay a state-specific minimum wage, which is adjusted annually for inflation.

Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 34a; Ohio Revised Code § 4111.02 · effective Jan 2024 · source

Federal minimum wage rate

29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1) · effective Jul 2009

Applicable Large Employers (50+ full-time and full-time-equivalent employees) must file annual information returns (Forms 1094-C and 1095-C) with the IRS and furnish Form 1095-C to each full-time employee.

26 U.S.C. § 6056 · effective Jan 2015

Private employers with 100 or more employees (and certain federal contractors with 50 or more) must annually file the EEO-1 Component 1 Report with the EEOC, reporting workforce demographic data by job category, sex, race, and ethnicity.

42 U.S.C. § 2000e-8(c) · effective Jan 1966

Ohio requires overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, but exempts employers with low annual gross volume.

Ohio Revised Code § 4111.03 · effective Jul 2022 · source

Overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek

29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) · effective Oct 1938

Employees 40+ must have 7 days to revoke after signing

29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1)(G) · effective Oct 1990

Ohio law prohibits public employers from including questions about criminal history on initial employment applications. Criminal background checks and inquiries must be deferred until later in the hiring process.

Ohio Revised Code § 9.73 · effective Mar 2016 · source

Ohio does not mandate meal or rest breaks for adult employees, but requires a 30-minute break for minor employees working five or more consecutive hours.

Ohio Revised Code § 4109.07 · effective Apr 2002 · source

Group terminations must disclose job titles and ages of affected employees

29 U.S.C. § 626(f)(1)(H) · effective Oct 1990