Group Drops State Ballot Fight for Paid Sick Days
September 08, 2008—Organizers of a paid sick leave initiative in Ohio have dropped their effort to have it appear on the ballot in November. Ohioans for Healthy Families, the coalition of labor groups and other organizations that pushed for the ballot initiative, said they would fight for paid sick leave on a national level instead.
Less Pay Because of Less Experience? Or Sex Bias?
December 07, 2007—An Ohio computer programmer was one of three colleagues at the same level, but the other two were males. She complained several times to managers and HR that there was no reason the men should be paid over 20 percent more than she earned. But her complaints were consistently ignored. Finally, she sued.
Ohio Governor Freezes Salaries as Belt-Tightening Measure
June 13, 2007—The office of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland announced that the administration will not approve salary increases for some state employees in cabinet agencies and all entities under the governor's direct authority and control.
6 States Boost Minimum Wage
November 08, 2006—Voters in six states have approved proposals that raise their state's minimum wage and tie it to changes in inflation, according to several media outlets.
Ohio Chamber: Read Minimum Wage Proposal 'Fine Print'
October 27, 2006—The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is urging voters to "read the fine print" in a proposal on the November ballot to raise the state's minimum wage, warning that the measure has onerous privacy and record-keeping implications.
6 States to Vote on Minimum Wage in November
October 25, 2006—Senator Edward Kennedy and former Senator John Edwards are trying to build support for 6 state ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage.
Humana Paying $1M in Back Wages to Call Center Employees
July 18, 2005—Humana Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based health insurance provider with about 13,000 employees nationwide, has agreed to pay more than $1 million in back wages to 2,510 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Cable Installers Receive $1M After Being Paid Piece-Rate
March 14, 2005—Cable Express, Inc. of Westerville, Ohio, has agreed to pay approximately 1,000
cable installers $1,008,751 in back wages after the Department of Labor accused
the company of violating the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Ohio Mulls Compensatory Time Off
May 04, 2004—In Ohio, Senate Bill 26 would give private sector employers the option to offer,
and employees the option to accrue, compensatory time off, at a rate of at least
1.5 times their normal compensation rate, instead of monetary pay for overtime.
