Ohio’s Wage & Hour

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Wage and hour law in Ohio is regulated by The Bureau of Wage & Hour Administration. They are composed of Ohio's Minimum Wage Laws (Ohio Revised Code 4111), which covers minimum wage rates, overtime pay, financial record-keeping requirements for employers, and prohibitions against retaliation for asserting wage rights; Ohio’s Minor Labor Law (ORC 4109), which covers work permits, prohibited occupations for minors, hour limitations, break requirements, and employer duties to maintain records; and Ohio’s Prevailing Wage Law (ORC 4115), which covers required minimum wages for certain trades on state/local government projects, fringe benefit requirements, apprenticeship classifications, penalties for contractors who fail to pay prevailing wage(s), and contracting/compliance procedures. 

Civil rights attorneys are only involved in wage and hour claims when the case includes any retaliation connected to a minority group, discrimination in pay based on that said group, and unequal enforcement of wage rules. Essentially, they become involved because discrimination, not inherently the wage issue itself, is the core violation.