Ohio Will Allow Employers to Post Some Notices Online
A new law expected to take effect later this summer will give employers the option to post certain required notices online instead of in the physical workplace.
Published: April 23, 2025 | by Michael Cardman, Brightmine Senior Legal Editor
Under current law, most Ohio employment law posters must be physically posted at employers’ places of business in a conspicuous manner and in a place accessible to employees.
Senate Bill 33, signed into law earlier this week, will soon give employers the option to post the following posters online instead:
- Ohio Minor Labor Laws Poster
- Ohio Minimum Wage Poster
- Ohio Fair Employment Practices Poster
- Ohio Public Contractor Prevailing Wage Notice Poster
- Ohio Rebuttable Presumption Notice
- PERRP Safety and Health Poster
The law also provides that the workers’ compensation fund poster obtained once an employer is covered by workers’ compensation insurance may be posted online as well.
The new law will take effect the 91st day after it has been filed with the Secretary of State.
“This is a common sense measure that simply allows Ohio employers the flexibility of posting these notices on the internet, instead of at the physical workplace,” said one of the bill’s authors, State Senator George Lang. “This is a popular, bipartisan measure that lets Ohio businesses to use one of the conveniences of modern technology.”
It appears that employers will continue to be required to post a physical copy of the Ohio No Smoking Sign Poster in a conspicuous manner at each entrance to their workplace(s).
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Michael Cardman
Senior Legal Editor, Brightmine
Michael Cardman has more than 20 years of experience in publishing and has specialized in employment law for more than 15 years. As a member of the Brightmine editorial team, he focuses on wage and hour compliance, including minimum wage, overtime, employee classification, hours worked, independent contractors and child labor.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining Brightmine, he was the managing editor for Thompson Publishing Group’s library of HR publications. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing books, manuals and online tools covering a variety of topics such as wage and hour, employee leaves, employee benefits and compensation.
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