Labor & Employment

To amend sections 4111.03, 4111.14, 4113.15, 4121.01, 4123.01, 4141.01, and 5747.01 and to enact section 4113.87 of the Revised Code to specify that a health care worker is not the employee of a health care worker platform or health care facility for purposes of specified laws under certain circumstances.

To enact sections 4151.01, 4151.02, 4151.03, 4151.04, 4151.05, 4151.06, and 4151.07 of the Revised Code to require certain construction industry employers to use E-verify and to sanction specified hiring practices in the industry.

To amend sections 124.11 and 124.30 and to enact section 737.061 of the Revised Code regarding training schools for prospective law enforcement officers and filling a vacant police department position without a competitive examination.

To urge Congress to make changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow a person under 16 years of age to be employed between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school year.

SR 1 is a Senate resolution adopted on January 6, 2025, that transfers authority over Senate employee salaries and management to the Chief of Staff and Clerk. It directly affects all Senate officials and employees by requiring them to be assigned titles, compensated, and subject to pay increases solely at the discretion of these two officials. Key provisions include authorizing the Chief of Staff and Clerk to supervise all staff, property, and spending, to make staffing changes for efficiency, and to hire or replace employees as needed. The resolution specifies that all salary-related decisions must be made by these officials and paid from Senate funds.