Ohio Passes the Enact the Pay Stub Protection Act

At A Glance

• Effective April 8, 2025, every employer in the state must provide each employee with a written or electronic statement of the employee’s earnings and deductions for each pay period.
• Employers must provide the earning statements on their regular paydays.
• Paylocity’s standard check stub meets the requirements of this new law.

Summary

On January 8, 2025, Governor Mike DeWine signed HB 106, also known as the Enact the Pay Stub Protection Act. This bill requires employers within the state to provide each employee with a written or electronic statement of earnings and deductions for each pay period on the employer’s regular paydays. The earnings statement must include:

• The employee’s name and address
• The employer’s name
• The total gross wages earned by and net wages paid to the employee during the pay period.
• A listing of the amount and purpose of each addition to or 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

For hourly employees, the earnings statement must also include:

• The total number of hours worked by the employee in that pay period
• The hourly wage rate at which the employee was paid
• The employee’s hours worked in excess of forty hours in one workweek

If an employee doesn't receive an earnings statement, they can submit a formal written request to their employer, who must provide the statement within ten days. If the employer fails to comply, the employee may report the violation to the state.