State Regulations: Ohio
Date Revised: 01/21/2013
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| License Required: | Yes | |
| License Information: |
Requires permission from the Department of Health annually. Day camps must register. If ACA Accredited, then automatically approved. |
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| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: |
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation Ohio Revised Code, 2151.861 Compliance of child day camps with RC 2151.86. $8.00 per transaction |
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| State Allows FBI Checks: | Yes
An individual can obtain an FBI check by submitting a request to the contact agency and a completed ten-print card containing traditional "rolled" fingerprints. |
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| Driving Record Checks: | Available at the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles website.
$8.50 |
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| State Sex Offender Registry: | Ohio Sex Offender Registry | |
| Minimum Wage: |
$7.25 per hour (for those employers grossing $283,000 or less) |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt. Employers whose annual gross volume of business sales is less than $150,000, excluding excise taxes at the retail level, are not subject to the minimum wage law; Exemptions: employees of nonprofit camps or recreational facilities for children under age 18; executive, administrative, and professional employees as defined by the FLSA; federal government employees | |
| Subminimum Wage: | 85% of minimum wage for apprentices (for up to 90 days). $2.80/hour for certain agricultural employees who work as hand harvest laborers paid on a piece rate basis. Physically or mentally disabled employees may be paid less than minimum wage under special licenses. | |
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| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 40-hour week (except employers grossing less than $150,000 a year); for all hours over 8 in a day or 80 in a 14-day work period for hospital, nursing home and day care center employees. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt under the FLSA, and agricultural employees. Employers whose annual gross volume of business sales is less than $150,000, excluding excise taxes at the retail level, are not subject to the overtime pay law. Special rules apply to county employees. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Rest period: at least 30 minutes after 5 hours’ work for minors under age 18. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Ohio Revised Code, Title 41, Labor and Industry, Chapter 4109, Employment of Minors, 4109.07(C), 4111.01(C, D), 4111.03 | |
| Additional Info: | None | |
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
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