If you are thinking about doing business or expanding a business in the Buckeye State, there are some things you need to know.
Ohio has a relatively employer-friendly environment when it comes to employment law. However, if you are thinking about doing business or expanding a business in the Buckeye State, there are some things you need to know. This article outlines six items of note.
1. In key employment law areas, Ohio generally follows federal law. For example, Ohio’s Civil Rights Act generally mirrors Title VII. In fact, Ohio amended the Act to eliminate individual supervisor liability and codify an employer’s defense to sexual harassment claims similar to that under Title VII. While Ohio does not have a statewide family and medical leave act like federal law does, Ohio does require that employers provide military family leave to eligible employees when a family member is called to active military service.
Similarly, Ohio’s Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act generally imposes requirements like those of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including the federal Portal-to-Portal Act, which Ohio has codified. This means Ohio’s private employers are not statutorily required to provide meal periods, pay daily overtime compensation or pay overtime for work on the seventh day in a week. Overtime exemptions under Ohio law are determined in accordance with the FLSA.
2. There are some exceptions where Ohio law does not mirror federal law. For example, Ohio’s minimum wage...
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