The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance and Labor has updated the state's "Minimum Wage" notice. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the Ohio minimum wage rate for non-tipped employees will increase from $7.40 per hour to $7.70 per hour. The minimum wage rate for tipped employees (plus tips) will also increase from $3.70 per hour to $3.85 per hour. Employees whose...

The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance and Labor, has updated its minimum wage notice. Effective Jan. 1, 2011, the Ohio minimum wage rate for non-tipped employees will increase from $7.30 per hour to $7.40 per hour. The minimum wage rate for tipped employees will also increase from $3.65 per hour to $3.70 per hour. The notice specifies that inspections...

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has signed House Bill 300, which extends the continuation of health insurance coverage under the state's mini-COBRA statute from 12 to 15 months. However, the extension is contingent upon the continuation of the federal COBRA subsidy, which is set to expire at the end of June 2010 unless extended. Congress is currently weighing several measures to extend both...

Ohio adjusts its minimum wage rate yearly based on inflation for the twelve-month period ending each Sept. 30. With the rate as of Sept. 30, 2009, at a minus 0.2 percent, the state Department of Commerce has announced that the rate will remain at $7.30 an hour for 2010, the same as 2009. For tipped employees, the minimum wage will remain at $3.65 per hour. Under state law,...

The State of Ohio has released its updated 2009 minimum wage poster. Effective Jan. 1, 2009, the wage rate for non-tipped employees will increase from $7.00 per hour to $7.30 per hour and the wage rate for tipped employees will increase from $3.50 per hour to $3.65 per hour plus tips. The wage increase will apply to employers who gross more than $267,000 per year.   Employees...

The Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance and Labor has updated the "Minimum Wage" notice. Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the Ohio minimum wage rate for non-tipped employees will increase from $7.40 per hour to $7.70 per hour. The minimum wage rate for tipped employees (plus tips) will also increase from $3.70 per hour to $3.85 per hour. Employees whose employers...