OH Labor Laws

September 17th, 2006 Posted by Jared

There are many Ohio (OH) labor laws. I found them today while searching on the web. I thought I would share some of them with you here in this blog entry. Many of the OH labor laws have to be posted in businesses throughout Ohio. These publications are called the Ohio Labor Law Posters. Employers often hang these posters in the employee break room or on the walls surrounding a time clock, as they are conspicuous areas that employees have easy access to.

The first of the OH labor laws I found deals with Unemployment Compensation Benefits. This law allows those who are unemployed, or those who are working less than a full work week, to apply for these benefits.

Another of the OH labor laws deals with minimum wage. At the current time, Ohio’s minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. This minimum wage covers most employees in the state. Tipped employees can be paid less and their current rate of pay is $2.13. Whenever the employee works over 40 hours, which is considered full-time, the pay rate of one and one half times will be used for all hours over 40. As with most states, there are exceptions to the overtime pay law.

Some of the most detailed OH labor laws are those dealing with minors in the work place. There are several jobs that are prohibited to minors due to the OH labor laws. This is because they are considered to be hazardous to the minor’s health. Other aspects of a minor in the work place that are covered by OH labor laws are which hours they can work, how many hours they can work, and the maximum number of hours they can work in any given week.

These are far from all the OH labor laws. A simple search online will give you information on several more. When you want detailed information as the employees of the state of Ohio do, check out the Ohio Labor Law Posters. In the event you want both federal and state labor laws in one place, you can find a copy of the Ohio Complete Labor Law Poster.

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