/tags/workers workers en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:13:15 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-04/gov-dewine-orders-state-employees-back-to-in-office-work-5-days-a-week-starting-in-march The return date of March 17 set by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine falls almost five years to the day after the state declared an emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 9, 2020, and allowed certain employees to work remotely. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:13:15 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-04/gov-dewine-orders-state-employees-back-to-in-office-work-5-days-a-week-starting-in-march Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press /show/all-sides/2025-01-10/are-more-companies-going-to-demand-their-employees-return-to-the-office While hybrid work has become the norm for many people, companies including Amazon, are demanding more employees return to the office full time. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-01-10/are-more-companies-going-to-demand-their-employees-return-to-the-office /show/all-sides/2025-01-07/are-more-companies-going-to-demand-their-employees-return-to-the-office While hybrid work has become the norm for many people, companies including Amazon, are demanding more employees return to the office full time. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-01-07/are-more-companies-going-to-demand-their-employees-return-to-the-office /show/all-sides/2023-12-20/examining-the-h-1b-visa-program The program has its flaws, its detractors and supporters. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-12-20/examining-the-h-1b-visa-program /news/2019-09-30/sen-brown-says-trumps-new-overtime-rule-excludes-thousands-of-ohioans Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is taking on President Donald Trump's new overtime rule, saying the increased salary threshold to require overtime pay isn't… Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:33:45 GMT /news/2019-09-30/sen-brown-says-trumps-new-overtime-rule-excludes-thousands-of-ohioans Andy Chow /news/2019-06-18/sherrod-brown-pushes-trump-administration-on-overtime-pay Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is proposing a bill that would require overtime pay for any salaried worker making less than $51,064, a more than $15,000… Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:36:02 GMT /news/2019-06-18/sherrod-brown-pushes-trump-administration-on-overtime-pay Karen Kasler /news/2018-11-19/sherrod-brown-democratic-candidates-must-focus-on-workers-in-2020 U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, who is considering a 2020 presidential run, said Sunday that a Democratic presidential candidate hoping to win Ohio should have a… Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:45:51 GMT /news/2018-11-19/sherrod-brown-democratic-candidates-must-focus-on-workers-in-2020 Associated Press /news-partners/2017-01-30/labor-unions-appear-set-for-more-state-level-defeats-in-2017 Kentucky has already enacted a bill that would prohibit labor unions from forcing non-union members to pay fees to the union. Lawmakers in Missouri and New Hampshire are debating similar bills. Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:12:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-01-30/labor-unions-appear-set-for-more-state-level-defeats-in-2017 Todd Bookman, Brett Neely /news/2016-10-11/students-want-to-kick-wendys-off-the-osu-campus Relations between students and Wendy's are getting a little frosty at The Ohio State University.Members of the Student/Farmworker Alliance held a rally… Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:32:39 GMT /news/2016-10-11/students-want-to-kick-wendys-off-the-osu-campus /news/2015-07-17/ohios-jobless-rate-holds-steady Ohio's job picture is unchanged at the start of summer.The June jobless rate remained at 5.2%. Department of Job and Family Services spokesman Ben Johnson… Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:56:44 GMT /news/2015-07-17/ohios-jobless-rate-holds-steady