Beginning April 9, 2025, Ohio employers will be legally required to give employees access to their paystubs.

Citing transparency, accountability, and fairness in the workplace, the Ohio General Assembly unanimously passed the the Paystub Protection Act (PPA), which requires Ohio employers to issue paystubs, either electronically or via hard copy, to all employees on regular paydays that include the:

• Names of the employee and employer;
• Employee’s address;
• Employee’s total gross wages during the pay period;
• Employee’s total net wages during the pay period;
• Amount and purpose of each addition or deduction to wages; and
• Dates of the pay period.

For hourly employees, the following three additional items are required:

• Total hours worked;
• Hourly rate; and
• Hours worked in excess of 40 hours in one workweek.

The PPA defines “workweek” in the same manner as the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours, or seven consecutive 24-hour periods, that may begin on any day of the week selected by the employer.

Although the PPA brings Ohio in line with the vast majority of U.S. states that require employers to issue paystubs to employees, unlike some state laws, the PPA does not permit employees to sue or receive monetary damages from employers who fail to provide compliant paystubs. Instead, non-compliant employers could end up being required to post a notice issued by the Ohio Department of Commerce.

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