Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4113 | Miscellaneous Labor Provisions
Section 4113.17 | Sale of Certain Merchandise to Employees Prohibited.

Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person, firm, or corporation engaged in any enterprise in this state shall sell or procure for sale to its employees any article, product, or merchandise not of its own production or not handled in its regular course of trade, excepting meals, confections, tobacco products, and such specialized appliances, or supplies and equipment, as may be required in said enterprise for the employees' safety and health, or in the performance of their duties. This section does not prohibit or prevent a person, firm, or corporation engaged in industry or mining from owning and operating bona fide retail stores, or gasoline and service stations, conducted in whole or in part for the convenience or benefit of its employees. This section does not prohibit the sale by any person, firm, or corporation of any article which such person, firm, or corporation has purchased or acquired in connection with the operation of its business.
The doing of each act prohibited by this section constitutes a separate offense.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 41 | Labor and Industry

Chapter 4113 | Miscellaneous Labor Provisions

Section 4113.01 | Hours Constituting a Day's Work.

Section 4113.02 | Contract Provisions Void.

Section 4113.03 | Fellow Servant Rule Not Applicable.

Section 4113.04 | Prima-Facie Evidence.

Section 4113.05 | Certain Defenses Not Available.

Section 4113.06 | Negligence of Employer.

Section 4113.07 | Contributory Negligence.

Section 4113.08 | Minors.

Section 4113.09 | Insurance Provision.

Section 4113.10 | Conducting Child to Juvenile Court.

Section 4113.15 | Semimonthly Payment of Wages.

Section 4113.16 | No Exemption by Special Provisions - Assignment of Future Wages Invalid - Exception.

Section 4113.17 | Sale of Certain Merchandise to Employees Prohibited.

Section 4113.18 | Compelling Employee to Purchase at Certain Places.

Section 4113.19 | Payment in Scrip Prohibited at Higher Prices - Deductions From Wages Prohibited.

Section 4113.20 | Double Damages.

Section 4113.21 | Employee Shall Not Be Required to Pay Cost of Medical Examination.

Section 4113.22 | Duty of Prosecuting Attorney.

Section 4113.23 | Furnishing Medical Report to Employee.

Section 4113.30 | Enforcing Successor Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Section 4113.40 | Leave of Absence for Union Management Relations.

Section 4113.41 | Absence by Volunteer Firefighter or Emergency Medical Services Provider.

Section 4113.51 | Whistleblower's Protection Definitions.

Section 4113.512 | Reports From Employees Providing Health Care or Supervising Provision of Health Care.

Section 4113.52 | Reporting Violation of Law by Employer or Fellow Employee.

Section 4113.53 | Effect of Collective Bargaining Agreement, Confidentiality Requirements.

Section 4113.61 | Time Limitations for Payments to Subcontractors and Materialmen.

Section 4113.62 | Construction Contract Provisions Against Public Policy.

Section 4113.71 | Immunity of Employer as to Job Performance Information Disclosures.

Section 4113.75 | Automatic Contributions to Employee Retirement Plan.

Section 4113.81 | Collective Bargaining.

Section 4113.85 | Matters Subject to Employer Policy.

Section 4113.99 | Penalty.