As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session S. B. No. 77

2025-2026

Senators Hicks-Hudson, Smith

Cosponsors: Senators Weinstein, Craig

A BILL

To enact section 4112.041 of the Revised Code to require the Ohio Civil Rights Commission to establish a system for individuals to anonymously report wage discrimination.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4112.041 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 4112.041. The Ohio civil rights commission shall establish and maintain a system for an individual to report discrimination in the payment of wages by an employer in violation of division (A) of section 4112.02 of the Revised Code. The system shall allow an individual to make an anonymous complaint through a toll-free telephone number or the web site maintained by the commission. The commission shall review all complaints received through this system in a timely manner.