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There are certain instances where employers can pay employees at a rate lower than the minimum hourly wage specified by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The most common instance pertains to an employee who earns tips. The employer can deduct the amount of the tips (but only up to a certain maximum amount) from the hourly wage.
Ohio Revised Code §4111.02(D) allows a tip credit of 50 percent of the minimum wage if employees receive more than $30 a month in tips. Tips combined with wages must equal the minimum wage.
Contact
Ohio Department of Labor Office of the Commissioner
Regulations
Ohio Revised Code – Wage rates (§4111.02)
Senate Bill No. 11 to amend §4111.02 (see above)