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As Ohio Stays Home, Minimum Wage Ballot Organizers Sue To Extend SignatureDeadline

By Nick Evans March 31, 2020 Organizers trying to put a minimum wage measure on November’s statewide ballot are hoping a Franklin County judge will grant an extension on the July 1 deadline for gathering signatures, amid a statewide stay-at-home order. Organizers of the “Raise The Wage” amendment are asking for three things: more time […]

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For Ohio Workers, Pay Stubs are Optional

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Jim Michaels Feb. 24, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC and Ohio News Connection) – Getting paid on Friday? Roughly half of all employees in the United States are paid on Fridays, but some don’t get a pay stub to go along with their pay. Ohio is one of nine states that doesn’t

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States, Employees Examine Wages

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Vending Market Watch February 17, 2020 Pushes for pay increases continue as more and more states have considered legislation to raise their minimum wages, including Vermont, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Rhode Island, to varying results. Ranstad US released a report last month detailing American workers’ perception of their wages of the Randstad 2020

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Ohio AFL-CIO backing $13 minimum wage ballot issue

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Andrew J. Tobias February 20, 2020 The Ohio AFL-CIO is backing a proposed $13 minimum wage ballot issue, giving the initiative additional organizing strength as its backers work to gather signatures to try to make the November ballot. While it hasn’t publicly announced its support, the AFL-CIO has asked its regional labor councils to

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Ohio Ballot Board Allows Minimum Wage Issue to Proceed

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Bruce Schreiner February 7, 2020 The Ohio Ballot Board has allowed a proposal to proceed that would amend the state constitution to raise the minimum wage. The amendment calls for annual boosts in the wage until it hits $13 an hour in 2025. The current Ohio minimum wage is $8.70 an hour. Read More

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