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Committee advances bill letting Ohio employers post state labor notices online
Summary
The House Commerce and Labor Committee heard sponsor testimony and tabled two floor amendments before voting to favorably report Senate Bill 33, which would permit (but not require) employers to provide required Ohio labor law notices via the internet instead of only on physical workplace postings.
The House Commerce and Labor Committee voted to move Senate Bill 33 forward after hearing sponsor testimony and tabling two proposed amendments.
Senator Wilson, a sponsor appearing in the committee, told members Senate Bill 33 would allow Ohio employers to post required state labor-law notices on the Internet rather than only in a conspicuous physical location at the workplace. He said the bill does not change the content of any notices and is permissive — employers would choose whether to use an online posting, a QR code, a link on an employee portal, or to keep a physical poster. Wilson noted the director of commerce already posts and updates the notices on the department’s website.
Supporters and multiple committee members framed the bill as a modernization step for an increasingly…
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