Ohio Minimum Wage Poster 2023 Required

STATE OF OHIO 	
2024 MINIMUM  WAGE  	
www.com.ohio.gov  	
Mike DeWine  
Governor  	
 	
Jon Husted  
Lt.  Governor  	
 
Sherry Maxfield  
Director  
 	
 	
NON -TIPPED  EMPLOYEES  	
A Minimum Wage  of  
$10.45 	
per hour  
“Non -Tipped  Employees”  includes  any  employee  who  does  not  engage  in  an  occupation  in which  he/she  customarily  and  regularly  receives  more 
than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. 
“Employers” who gross  less than $385,000 shall pay their  employees  no less than the current  federal minimum  wage rate. 
“Employees”  under the age  of 16 shall be paid  no less  than the current  federal minimum wage  rate. 
“Current  Federal  Minimum Wage” is $7.25  per hour.  	
 	
TIPPED  EMPLOYEES  	 	
A Minimum Wage  of  
$5.25 	
per hour  	PLUS TIPS 	
“Tipped  Employees”  includes any employee  who engages  in  an  occupation  in  which  he/she  customarily  and  regularly  receives  more than thirty 
dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. Employers electing to use the tip credit provision must be able to show that tipped employees receive at least 
the  minimum wage when direct or cash wages and the tip credit amount are combined. 	
 
 	
OVERTIME  	
 	
1. An  employer  shall  pay  an employee  for  overtime  at  a  wage  rate of 
one and one -half times the employee’s wage rate for hours in 
excess of 40 hours in one work week, except for employers 
grossing less than $150,000 per year.  
  RECORDS  TO BE  KEPT  BY THE EMPLOYER  	
 	
1. Each  employer  shall  keep  records  for  at least  three  years,  available 
for  copying  and inspection  by the Director  of the  Ohio  Department 
of  Commerce,  showing  the following  information  concerning  each 
employee:  	
 
A. Name  
B.  Address  
C.  Occupation  
D.  Rate of  Pay  
E.  Amount  paid each pay  period  
F.  Hours  worked each  day and each  work week  
  2.  The records may be opened for inspection or copying at any 
reasonable  time and  no  employer  shall  hinder  or  delay  the  Director 
of the Ohio Department of Commerce in the performance of these 
duties.  
  SUB -MINIMUM  WAGE RATE  
 	
To prevent the curtailment of opportunities for employment and avoid 
undue hardship to individuals whose earning capacity is affected or 
impaired by  physical  or  mental  deficiencies  or  injuries,  a  sub- minimum 
wage may be paid, as provided in the rules and regulations set forth by 
the Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce.  	
 	
INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM  MINIMUM  WAGE 	
 	
1. Any  individual employed by the  United States;  	
 	
2. Any  individual  employed  as  a  baby -sitter  in  the  employer’s  home, 
or a live -in companion to a sick, convalescing, or elderly person 
whose principal duties do not include housekeeping;  	
 	
3. Any  individual  employed  as  an  outside  salesman  compensated  by 
commissions or in a bona fide executive, administrative, or 
professional capacity, or computer professionals;  	
 	
4. Any individual who volunteers to perform services for a public 
agency  which is a State,  a  political subdivision of  a  State,  or an 
interstate government agency, if  
(i)  the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses, 
reasonable  benefits, or  a  nominal  fee  to perform  the  services  for 
which the individual volunteered; and  
(ii)  such  serv ices are  not  the same type  of  services  which the 
individual is employed to perform for such public agency;  	
 	
5. Any  individual  who  works  or  provides  personal  services  of  a 
charitable nature in a hospital or health institution for which 
compensation is not sought or contemplated;  	
 	
6. Any individual in the employ of a camp or recreational area for 
children  under  eighteen  years  of  age  and owned  and  operated  by  a 
non- profit organization or group of organizations.  	
 	
7. Employees  of  a  solely  family  owned  and operated  business  who are 
family members of an owner.  	
 	
* For information about additional exemptions, please visit the Ohio 
Division of Industrial Compliance or U.S. Department of Labor 
websites.  	
 
 	
For further  information  about  minimum  wage issues,  please contact:  The  Ohio  Department  of  Commerce,  Division of  Industrial  Compliance,  6606 
Tussing Road, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. Phone: 614- 644-2239. TTY/TDD: 1- 800-750-0750. An Equal Opportunity Employer and Service 
Provider. (REV. 9/30/ 23) 	
 	
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