What Employers Need to Know About Ohio’s Pay Stub Protection Act

Labor & Employment Law Navigator Blog
Jan 24, 2025

On January 8, 2025, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 106 into law, known as the Pay Stub Protection Act (“the Act”). Most employers are likely already complying with the Act but should confirm compliance before the Act takes effect on April 8, 2025.

Under the Act, employers must provide each employee with: (1) a written statement; (2) an electronic statement; or (3) access to a statement (electronic or otherwise) that includes earnings and deductions for each pay period.

Employers must include the following information on each statement:

  • the employee’s name and address
  • the employer’s name
  • the total gross wages earned by the employee during the pay period
  • the total net wages paid to the employee for the pay period
  • a listing of the amount and purpose of each addition to or deduction from the wages paid to the employee during the pay period
  • the date the employee was paid and the pay period covered by that payment

Additionally, for hourly employees, employers must provide the following on each statement:

  • the total number of hours the employee worked in that pay period
  • the hourly wage rate at which the employee was paid
  • the employee’s hours worked in excess of forty hours in one work week

An employee who does not receive a paystub including the above information may submit a written request to their employer, after which the employer has 10 days to provide the paystub. If an employer does not comply, the employee can file a report with the Ohio Department of Commerce, who can issue a written notice and require the employer to post the notice for 10 days.

With this Act, Ohio joins the majority of states who require employers to provide pay stubs to employees.

The Act goes into effect on April 8, 2025. If you have questions about the Act or how to comply before the effective date, please contact one of Frantz Ward’s Labor & Employment attorneys.