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Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.02 (2026)

Wage rates

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March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 331 - 131st General Assembly
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Every employer, as defined in Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution, shall pay each of the employer's employees at a wage rate of not less than the wage rate specified in Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution.

The director of commerce annually shall adjust the wage rate as specified in Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution.

No political subdivision shall establish a minimum wage rate different from the wage rate required under this section.

As used in this section, "employee" has the same meaning as in section 4111.14 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Ross v. Jenkins, 325 F. Supp. 3d 1141 (D. Kan. 2018).
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Ross v. Jenkins, 325 F. Supp. 3d 1141 (D. Kan. 2018). “34a (establishing minimum wage); see also Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 4111.02 (duty to pay minimum wage); 4111.”
Jones v. Carrols, L.L.C., 2019 Ohio 211 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “This reference to the Fair Labor Standards Act highlights the similar purposes of the two acts, with both providing for a minimum wage (R.C. 4111.02 and 29 USCS 206); overtime pay (R.”
Brooks v. RKUK, Inc., 2022 Ohio 266 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “99; (7) violations of O.R.C. § 4111.02, 4111.04, and 4113.10; (8) violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act; and (9) false imprisonment.”
Aetna Life Ins. v. Schilling, 616 N.E.2d 893 (Ohio 1993). “Chapter 1707 (regulating securities transactions); R.C. 4111.02 (requiring and setting minimum wage); R.”
Cleveland v. State, 2019 Ohio 315 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 6× “The Court further finds that those provisions relating to the primary subject of animal welfare shall be retained and the amendments to R.C. 4111.02 and [R.C. Chapter] 4939, and the enactment of R.”
Bostick v. Salvation Army, 2023 Ohio 933 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “See R.C. 4111.02(I) (prohibiting “any person” from discriminating “in any manner against any other person because that person has opposed any unlawful discriminatory practice defined in this section * * *.”
DeLong v. Thompson, 2018 Ohio 770 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “See R.C. § 4111.02 (duty to pay minimum wage), R.”
Copeland v. Trusted Rides, Inc. (S.D. Ohio 2024). · cites it 9× “§ 206 (a) as to all Defendants; (2) violation of O.R.C. § 4111.02 as to all Defendants; (3) violation of O.”
Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Schilling, 1993 Ohio 231 (Ohio 1993). “Chapter 1707 (regulating securities transactions); R.C. 4111.02 (requiring and setting minimum wage); R.”
Silvani v. Chang (S.D. Ohio 2024). · cites it 4× “Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4111.02–03. The relevant Ohio laws define “employer” to have the same meaning as under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which defines the term to include “any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee.”
Cleveland v. State, 2018 Ohio 4779 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “331 violated the single-subject requirement and invalidated three Ohio laws: amendments to R.C. 4111.02, amendments to R.C. Chapter 4939, and R.”
Berry v. Fun Time Pool & Spa, Inc. (S.D. Ohio 2020). · cites it 2× “II, § 34a; Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4111.02–03. Accordingly, the claims for damages may be analyzed together.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.02(A) — 1 case
Doe v. Archdiocese of Cincinnati (S.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.02(I) — 1 case
Bostick v. Salvation Army, 2023 Ohio 933 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “See R.C. 4111.02(I) (prohibiting “any person” from discriminating “in any manner against any other person because that person has opposed any unlawful discriminatory practice defined in this section * * *.”
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