/tags/minimum-wage minimum wage en-US Copyright Sun, 05 May 2024 17:48:14 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-05/gop-lawmaker-proposes-a-15-hour-minimum-wage-to-head-off-possible-ballot-issue But there are key differences between the bill from Sen. Bill Blessing (R-Colerain Twp.) and the constitutional amendment Ohioans might vote on this fall. Sun, 05 May 2024 17:48:14 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-05/gop-lawmaker-proposes-a-15-hour-minimum-wage-to-head-off-possible-ballot-issue Jo Ingles /government-politics/2023-12-28/ohios-minimum-wage-workers-are-about-to-get-a-raise-in-2024 The minimum wage in Ohio will increase for both tipped and non-tipped employees at the beginning of 2024. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:39:25 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-28/ohios-minimum-wage-workers-are-about-to-get-a-raise-in-2024 Jo Ingles /news/2023-06-29/wage-theft-is-prevalent-ohio-cities-are-cracking-down Each year, nearly a quarter million Ohioans are paid less than the state or federal minimum wage. It’s led local governments to stop working with businesses that commit wage theft. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:08:00 GMT /news/2023-06-29/wage-theft-is-prevalent-ohio-cities-are-cracking-down Kendall Crawford /government-politics/2022-10-03/ohio-minimum-wage-set-to-jump-above-10-in-2023 The increase comes from an inflation-based adjustment implemented every year through a constitutional amendment. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:35:18 GMT /government-politics/2022-10-03/ohio-minimum-wage-set-to-jump-above-10-in-2023 Andy Chow /government-politics/2021-12-30/ohios-minimum-wage-increases-again-on-january-1-2022 But advocates for the poor say the increase does little to help working, low-income Ohioans. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 18:58:21 GMT /government-politics/2021-12-30/ohios-minimum-wage-increases-again-on-january-1-2022 Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-02-08/u-s-sen-sherrod-brown-says-hike-in-minimum-wage-is-long-overdue President Joe Biden has said he doesn’t think an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour will pass in the latest COVID relief bill. But Ohio’s… Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:48:47 GMT /government-politics/2021-02-08/u-s-sen-sherrod-brown-says-hike-in-minimum-wage-is-long-overdue Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-03-31/minimum-wage-ballot-issue-group-sues-over-coronavirus-restrictions-and-filing-deadline Backers of a planned fall ballot issue seeking to raise the minimum wage in Ohio to $13 by 2025 have filed a lawsuit, saying Gov. Mike DeWine’s… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:32:55 GMT /government-politics/2020-03-31/minimum-wage-ballot-issue-group-sues-over-coronavirus-restrictions-and-filing-deadline Karen Kasler /government-politics/2020-02-05/petitioners-can-now-gather-signatures-for-13-minimum-wage-ballot-issue A group trying to increase the minimum wage through a constitutional amendment can begin collecting signatures to put the issue on the November ballot.… Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:20:27 GMT /government-politics/2020-02-05/petitioners-can-now-gather-signatures-for-13-minimum-wage-ballot-issue Andy Chow /government-politics/2020-01-27/proposed-constitutional-amendment-to-raise-minimum-wage-advances-in-process-to-get-to-ballot Ohioans are one step closer to voting on a proposed constitutional amendment that would raise the state’s minimum wage. The petition to start the process… Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:06:40 GMT /government-politics/2020-01-27/proposed-constitutional-amendment-to-raise-minimum-wage-advances-in-process-to-get-to-ballot Jo Ingles /government-politics/2019-12-30/some-ohioans-will-celebrate-the-new-year-with-a-pay-raise When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, Ohio’s lowest paid workers will have a special reason to celebrate. In 2020, Ohio’s minimum wage goes… Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:06:56 GMT /government-politics/2019-12-30/some-ohioans-will-celebrate-the-new-year-with-a-pay-raise