Ohio is starting 2014 with an increase to its minimum wage. On
January 1, 2014, Ohio raised its minimum wage ten cents, from $7.85
to $7.95 per hour. Tipped employees hourly minimum wage increased
five cents, from $3.93 to $3.98.
The increase does not affect businesses who gross less than
$292,000.00 per year. These "smaller businesses" are
still governed by the federal minimum wage, however, which remains
$7.25 per hour.
Ohio's minimum wage increases every year and is tied to
increases in the Consumer Price Index, pursuant to a 2006 amendment
to Ohio's Constitution.
Ohio's minimum wage increase provides an opportunity for
employers to review their compliance with Ohio's minimum wage
and overtime law, which is a corollary to the Fair Labor Standards
Act's overtime provisions, and expressly incorporates these
provisions by reference. The relatively small amount of effort it
may take for an employer to audit its compliance could end up
sparing the employer
