Ohio § 4115.07

§ 4115.07.

All contractors and subcontractors required by sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code , and the action of any public authority to pay not less than the prevailing rate

of wages shall make full payment of such wages in legal tender, without any deduction

for food, sleeping accommodations, transportation, use of small tools, or any other

thing of any kind or description.  This section does not apply where the employer and employee enter into an agreement

in writing at the beginning of any term of employment covering deductions for food,

sleeping accommodations, or other similar item, provided such agreement is submitted

by the employer to the public authority fixing the rate of wages and is approved by

such public authority as fair and reasonable. All contractors or subcontractors falling within or affected by sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code , shall keep full and accurate payroll records with respect to wages paid each employee

and the number of hours worked by each employee, covering all disbursements of wages

to their employees to whom they are required to pay not less than the prevailing rate

of wages.  Such payroll records shall be open to inspection by any authorized representative

of the contracting public authority, including the prevailing wage coordinator or

the director of commerce at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary,

and such records shall not be destroyed or removed from the state for the period of

one year following the completion of the public improvement in connection with which

the records are made.  There shall be posted in a prominent and accessible place on the site of the work,

or on the internet in a manner that is accessible to the contractor's or subcontractor's

employees, a legible statement of the schedule of wage rates specified in the contract

to the various classifications of laborers, workers, and mechanics employed, said

statement to remain posted during the life of each contract. Each contractor or subcontractor shall file with the contracting public authority

upon completion of the public improvement and prior to final payment therefor an affidavit

stating that the contractor or subcontractor has fully complied with sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code .