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Ohio Unpaid Wages FAQs

It is important to not delay filing a complaint or contacting an unpaid wages attorney or Labor Standards because of the strict time limits of filing the wage claims in Ohio. Know how to file an unpaid wages lawsuit? http://wflawfirm.com

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Ohio Unpaid Wages FAQs

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  1. O H I O U N P A I D W A G E S F A Q W I D M A N & F R A N K L I NL L C . L a b o u ra n dE m p l o y m e n tL a wA t t o r n e y   T o l e d oO h i o

  2. I N T OT H EW O O D S • B R A D L E YS M I T H I N T R O TheminimumwageinOhio, according totheOhiominimumwagelaw, is currently $8.30perhourfornon-tipped workersand $4.15fortippedworkers. Thefederalminimumwageiscurrently $7.25perhour. Theviolationoffederal minimumwagelawsisinvestigatedby theU.S. DepartmentofLabor, Divisionof WagesandHours. OHIOUNPAID WAGESFAQ B O O KR E P O R T

  3. "SOME OF THE COMMON FAQS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNPAID WAGES IN OHIO ARE DISCUSSED BELOW:"

  4. 1. HOWDOIDETERMINEIFI AMAVICTIMOFWAGETHEFT? Therearevariouswayswhichcan helpindeterminingifyouarea victimornot, i.e. checkingifthe employerispayinglessthanthe minimumwage, forcingyoutowork overtime, refusingtopayforovertime ormakingillegaldeductionsfrom thewages. 2. AREONLYSOMEOFTHE EMPLOYEESINOHIO AUTHORIZEDTOTHE CONSTITUTIONALMINIMUM WAGE, ORALLEMPLOYEES? AlmosteveryemployeeinOhioiscovered bytheOhio’sminimumwageexcepting theemployeesunder16yearsofageand theemployeesofthesmallbusinesses whoseannualgrossrevenuesislessthan $305,000. Thelatterareauthorizedforthe federalminimumwage.

  5. 3. MYEMPLOYERISNOT PAYINGMEMYWAGES. IS THISVIOLATIONOFMY RIGHTS? Thisindicatesthatyouareavictimof wagetheftthatviolatestheprovision oftheFairLaborStandardsAct (FLSA), whichdirectsallemployersto providetheiremployeestopaythe federalminimumwage. Thelabor andemploymentlawhasprovision fordifferentformsofwagetheftsand youcandeterminewhichoneis suitableforyou. h t t p : / / w f l a w f i r m . c o m

  6. I N T OT H EW O O D S • B R A D L E YS M I T H 4. HOWDOIFILEANUNPAID WAGESLAWSUIT? 5. HOWLONGDOITAKETO FILEALAWSUIT? Youcanhireanunpaidwageslawyer forfilingthelawsuitinthecourtor approachtheWageandHour Division (WHD) forcomplaining undertheFLSA. Itisimportanttonotdelayfilinga complaintorcontactinganunpaid wagesattorneyorLaborStandards becauseofthestricttimelimitsof filingthewageclaimsinOhio. B O O KR E P O R T

  7. 6. WHICHEMPLOYEESARE EXEMPTEDFROMTHE OHIO’SMINIMUMWAGE? Thisincludesthefollowinglistof employees: • Policeandfireagencyemployees • Federalemployees • Newspaperdeliverypersons • Babysittersandlive-incaretakers • Employeesworkingforanon-profit camporchildrenrecreational facilities • Computerprofessionals, administrativeemployeesandbona fideexecutives. • Commissionpaidoutside salesperson • Volunteersofnon-profit organizations • Studentsemployedbyalocalor stateagency

  8. 7. WHATAREDIFFERENTMETHODS AVAILABLETOMEFORRECOVERINGMY UNPAIDOVERTIMEWAGES? Thelaborandemploymentlawgivesdifferentoptionsfor solvingthisproblem. Youcantakehelpoftheage-hourfor supervisionofthepaymentofbackwages. Youcanfilea privatelawsuitoryoucanreachtotheSecretaryofLabor forobtaininganinjunctiontorestrainyouremployerfrom theviolationofFLSA.

  9. 8. HOWTHE TAXLAWS ARE VIOLATEDBY THEUNPAID WAGES? Thishappensin casesof misclassification ofemployeesas independent contractors, i.e. an employersaves himself/herself frompayingthe shareoffederal taxesbyshowing theworkersas independent contractors. 9. MYEMPLOYERHASASKEDFORSOME CONFIDENTIALINFORMATIONFOR CONSTITUTIONALMINIMUMWAGE. WHAT RECORDSARENEEDEDFORCOMPLYING WITHMINIMUMWAGES? TheemployersinOhiorequiresomeinformation oftheiremployeesincludingtheirname, address, occupation, payrate, perdayworkinghoursand eachamountpaidtotheemployee. Soyoucan givethisinformationtoyouremployerfor complyingwiththeconstitutionalminimum wage.

  10. 10. WHATWILLIRECOVERIFIWINTHELAWSUITAGAINSTMY EMPLOYERFORTHEVIOLATIONOFTHEOHIOMINIMUMWAGE LAW? Theemployer, onfoundguilty, willbepayingyouthreetimesof yourwagesthatareunpaidalongwithyourattorney’sfeeswithin 30days. Thispayisdividedintothefollowingthreeparts: 2 3 1 • Additionaltwice thebackwagesfor thedamagesyou suffered • Yourbackwages • Feesofyour attorney B O O KR E P O R T

  11. 11. CANIFILEALAWSUITFORNOT RECEIVINGMYBONUSES? BonusesarenotcoveredundertheFLSAsoyouhavetoapproach thesmallclaimscourt, ifyourbonusissmaller; however, there shouldbeaclearagreementstatingaboutthebonuspaywith youremployer. Incasethebonusishigher, thenyoucanseekan unpaidwagesattorneywithpermissionofthesmallclaimscourt.

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