Effective: July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation: House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) No employer shall hinder or delay the director of commerce in the performance of the director's duties in the enforcement of sections 4111.01 to 4111.17 of the Revised Code, or refuse to admit the director to any place of employment, or fail to make, keep, and preserve any records as required under those sections, or falsify any of those records, or refuse to make them accessible to the director upon demand, or refuse to furnish them or any other information required for the proper enforcement of those sections to the director upon demand, or fail to post a summary of those sections or a copy of any applicable rules as required by section 4111.09 of the Revised Code. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
(B) No employer shall discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee because the employee has made any complaint to the employee's employer, or to the director, that the employee has not been paid wages in accordance with sections 4111.01 to 4111.17 of the Revised Code, or because the employee has made any complaint or is about to cause to be instituted any proceeding under or related to those sections, or because the employee has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding.
(C) No employer shall pay or agree to pay wages at a rate less than the rate applicable under sections 4111.01 to 4111.17 of the Revised Code. Each week or portion thereof for which the employer pays any employee less than the rate applicable under those sections constitutes a separate offense as to each employer.
(D) No employer shall otherwise violate sections 4111.01 to 4111.17 of the Revised Code, or any rule adopted thereunder. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4111 | Minimum Fair Wage Standards
Section 4111.01 | Minimum Fair Wage Standards Definitions.
Section 4111.031 | Exemptions From Overtime Requirements.
Section 4111.04 | Director of Commerce - Wage Investigations - Inspection of Employer Records.
Section 4111.07 | Administrative Rules for Wages and Licenses of Apprentices.
Section 4111.08 | Employers to Keep Records.
Section 4111.09 | Summaries and Copies Rules to Be Posted and Available to Employees.
Section 4111.10 | Liability and Actions for Payment of Less Than Minimum Wages.
Section 4111.11 | Most Favorable Standards Toward Employees Continue in Effect.
Section 4111.12 | Right of Employees to Collective Bargaining.
Section 4111.13 | Employer Prohibitions.
Section 4111.14 | Implementing Constitutional Minimum Wage Authority.
Section 4111.17 | Prohibiting Discrimination in Payment of Wages.