OHIO, USA — In November, voters made their voices heard in shaping the national landscape for the coming years. At the same time, voters cast ballots at the state and local levels, and legislators introduces and passed bills.
Here’s what laws and bills will take effect in Ohio come 2025.
Minimum Wage | Jan. 1
Ohio’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2025 from $10.45 per hour to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce. Tipped employee wages will increase from $5.25 per hour to $5.35 per hour. The wage minimum applies to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $385,000.
The increase is in line with a 2006 constitutional amendment requiring the state to increase its minimum wage each year in line with inflation.
House Bill 214 – Religious Expression Days in schools | Jan. 1, 2025
This act amends the existing Ohio Revised Code to require public school districts to adopt a policy accommodating religious expression. The act requires school districts accommodate “sincerely held religious beliefs and practices” of students and staff with “Religious Expression Days”…