Beginning April 9, 2025, employers of all sizes will be required to provide detailed pay statements (aka pay stubs) to all employees. Prior to this change, Ohio was one of only a few states that did not legally require employers to provide pay stubs. Under this new law, employers will need to provide employees with detailed pay statements on each regular payday that include the following information for the pay period:

Employee’s name and address
Employer’s name
Total gross wages paid
Total net wages paid
Amount and purpose of each addition or deduction from the wages
Date paid and pay period
For hourly employees, the pay stub must also include the total hours worked, the number of overtime hours, and the hourly wage that the employee was paid.

Employers can provide these pay stubs in written or electronic form, or by giving employees access to a statement that has this information, such as within an online portal.

Action Item
Begin providing pay statements with the required information to employees by April 9, 2025.