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October 7, 2019
OHIO CHAMBER PRIORITY BILL INTRODUCED BY OHIO HOUSE
Ohio’s employment discrimination statutes are an outlier compared to all other states, and it is putting Ohio at a competitive disadvantage for attracting and retaining job creators.

CHAMBER SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Last week , the Ohio Chamber offered their support for House Bill 2 and specifically, the TechCred Program housed within the bill.

CHAMBER LENDS SUPPORT FOR POTENTIALLY INNOVATIVE WORKFORCE PROGRAM
Senate Bill 181 would create a template workforce-education partnership program with Ohio businesses and institutions of higher education.

LATEST INDUSTRIES UNDER ATTACK: TANNING AND VAPING
Coming on the heels of the recent state budget process that labeled lawyers and lobbyists as bad actors and last year’s effort to upend the short-term lending industry, now, the legislature has set their sights on the sun lamp tanning industry as well as the vaping industry.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY NEWS
There have been some changes in the Ohio Legislature from a new appointment in the Senate to new committee chairs in the House.

OHIO'S MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE IN 2020
Ohio's minimum wage is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2020, to $8.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $4.35 per hour for tipped employees. The minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $319,000 per year. For more information, click here.
Contact Ohio Chamber Lobbyists

Keith Lake, Vice President Government Affairs
Kevin Boehner, Director, Small Business & Workforce Policy
Kevin Shimp, Director, Labor & Legal Affairs
Tony Long, Director, Tax & Economic Policy
Stephanie Kromer, Director, Energy & Environmental Policy