Ohio Will Soon Allow Employers to Not Physically Post Labor Law Notices

Understanding Ohio’s New Digital Labor Law Posting Requirements

Last month, Ohio became the first state to allow employers to remove certain state labor notices from the workplace and post them online instead.

Senate Bill 33, signed into law on April 21, will modify how Ohio employers post notices required by state labor laws. Supporters of the bill say it will reduce printing costs, according to the Dayton Daily News.

Legal notices affected by the new Ohio law

Once the new law takes effect on July 20, Ohio employers will be permitted to post certain required labor law notices on their internal company websites, intranets, or HR portals, as long as the information is reasonably accessible to all employees. The affected state labor laws include:

• The Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Law Notice (wage and overtime requirements)
• The Ohio Civil Rights Law Notice (discrimination and equal opportunity)
• The Ohio Prevailing Wage Law Notice (prevailing wage for public works projects)
• The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Notice (filing claims and accessing benefits for work injuries)
• The Ohio Public Employment Risk Reduction Program (PERRP) Notice (workplace safety requirements for public sector employers)
• The Ohio Minor Labor Law Notice (restrictions on employment of minors). Note that employers are still required to post a physical list of minor employees

The new law doesn’t change employees’ rights under any of these state labor laws. It only changes employers’ obligations to post notices about your legal rights in the workplace.

What employees need to know about the state law change

If your employer plans to switch to online notice postings due to the new law, remember that they must ensure the online notices are posted on a secure and reliable platform that all employees can access. If you have an existing HR system or intranet, your employer most likely will be allowed to post the notices there, but only if all employees can reliably access those notices.

Again, none of your actual, substantive rights under Ohio law will change as a result of this new law. Your employer is still required to pay at least minimum wage, pay overtime for hours in excess of 40 in a workweek (unless you are exempt), and so on. In addition, Ohio employers are still required to post various notices to comply with federal employment and labor laws.

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