What Ohio law adds on top of federal law for nurses and EMS, and who to call.
Every rule here was read on the statute, regulation or agency page it cites. Checked November 10, 2026.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and your facts decide how they apply. Before you act, confirm with the agency listed here or with an employment lawyer or your union representative.
Who to call in Ohio
Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance and Labor, Bureau of Wage and Hour AdministrationUnpaid wages and state labor complaints. Start a complaint
Named by the Ohio Attorney General's labor FAQ; the Department of Commerce's own complaint pages could not be fetched.
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour DivisionUnpaid wages and overtime, PUMP Act, FMLA. Contact · 1-866-487-9243
OSHAPrivate-employer safety complaints, and retaliation for raising safety (30 days under the OSH Act). Public employees: see Unions and public employers. Contact
Every Ohio hospital must have a hospital-wide nursing care committee, and at least half its members must be RNs who give direct patient care. The committee evaluates the current staffing plan and recommends one that sets minimum staffing levels for all inpatient units based on acuity, patient load and the work of admissions, discharges and assessments. The CNO has to set up a way for direct care nurses on every inpatient unit to give input on it.
Who it covers: RNs providing direct patient care in Ohio hospitals.
"At least fifty per cent of the committee's membership shall consist of registered nurses who provide direct patient care in the hospital."
For Ohio we have not yet confirmed state rules on mandatory overtime, final paycheck, meal and rest breaks. That does not mean Ohio has no rule on them: we leave a topic off until we have read it at the source, and only federal rules are shown for it here.