Four weeks ago, on April 9th, Ohio’s new Pay Stub Protection Act (PSPA) went into effect. In a continued effort to espouse workers’ rights, the PSPA adds an extra level of transparency to employee compensation.
Simply put, the new law requires that employers provide their employees with written, electronic, or access to earnings and deductions statements for each pay period on regular pay days. Those statements must include the following information:
• The employee’s name.
• The employee’s address.
• The employer’s name.
• The total gross wages earned by the employee during the pay period.
• The total net wages paid to the employee for the pay period.
• A listing of the amount and purpose of each addition to/deduction from the wages paid to the employee during the pay period.
• The date the employee was paid and the pay period covered by that payment.
In addition, if an employee is paid on an hourly basis, the statement must indicate the total number of hours worked in the pay period, the hourly wage rate, and the hours worked beyond forty (40) hour workweek.
If an employer fails to comply with the new mandate, an employee may request the required statement. Thereafter, if the employer does not provide the statement within ten (10) days of the request, an employee can report the violation to the Director of Commerce, who must notify the employer in writing of the violation. That notice must then be posted on the employer’s premises in a conspicuous location for ten (10) days.
Additional information about the Ohio Paystub Protection Act and procedures for filing a complaint can be found on the Ohio Department of Commerce’s website.
(This blog, prepared by Campanella Law Office, is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to convey specific legal advice, nor is it intended to create or constitute an attorney-client relationship.)