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House approves permissive online posting of labor notices after tabling access amendments
Summary
House Bill 94, allowing employers to post certain required labor law notices on the internet in lieu of physical postings, passed the House 74-20. Two floor amendments intended to tighten accessibility requirements were tabled (60-34 and 61-33).
The Ohio House on March 20 approved House Bill 94, which permits — but does not require — employers to post statutorily required workplace labor notices on the internet or an intranet in place of physical postings. The bill passed on a 74-20 roll-call vote.
Supporters described the measure as a narrow, permissive update to allow greater access for remote and nontraditional workers. Representative Adam Matthews, a sponsor, said the bill “bring[s] the flexibility needed to an ever changing workplace” and framed the change as a way to help remote and hybrid workers see their rights.
On the floor, members debated proposals to add accessibility and notice-preservation requirements. Representative Brent offered an amendment (0346) that would have required online postings to be readily accessible — for example, reachable within one click from a main page — to prevent employers from burying notices online; proponents argued the change would protect workers who lack easy site access. The amendment was tabled on a 60-34 vote.
Representative Erica White offered a separate amendment that would have required employers who post online to maintain physical notices until the online posting was demonstrably available; that amendment was also tabled, 61-33. Representative Williams and others argued the second proposal was redundant with existing law and that the committee had already considered and tabled similar language.
Representative McNally and other proponents of online posting framed the bill as improving access for remote workers and those who do not report to a single physical workplace, saying the core notice content is unchanged and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory.
After debate and tabling of the amendments, the House passed the bill 74-20. The clerk reported "74 affirmative votes, 20 negative votes," and the title was agreed to on the floor.
