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Written Proponent Testimony on House Bill 187 — Barbara Benton, Ohio Society of CPAs (May 12, 2021)

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Written proponent testimony on House Bill 187 to the Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee, dated May 12, 2021, from Barbara Benton, CAE, Vice President, Government Relations, for The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA). It states the bill would require employers to provide employees with access to paystub information such as gross and net wages, time worked during a pay period, rate of pay, and a listing of the various deductions. It states Ohio is one of only a handful of states that does not have this requirement. It says requiring employee access to a paystub shouldn't be burdensome as long as employers have the option to provide it on paper, electronically, or through access to a statement.

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                                 Written Proponent Testimony
                                        House Bill 187
                          Ohio House Commerce and Labor Committee
                                         May 12, 2021


Chair Stein, Vice Chair Johnson, Ranking Member Lepore-Hagan and members of the
Committee, thank you for this opportunity to share The Ohio Society of CPAs’ (OSCPA) support
for House Bill 187.

As you know from sponsor testimony, this bill would require employers to provide employees
with access to traditional paystub information like gross and net wages, time worked during a
pay period, rate of pay, and a listing of the various deductions made for taxes, health insurance
and so on. We appreciate the leadership shown by Representatives Kelly and Lipps for
sponsoring this legislation.

When we first became aware of this issue, we checked with several OSCPA members around
the state for feedback. Literally every single one said a variation along the line of “You mean
this isn’t already required?” Why? Because this is something almost all Ohio employers already
do. Ohio is one of only a handful of states that does not have this requirement.

Employees should have the right to regularly access this important wage and withholding
information to make sure everything is accurate, and business owners providing paystubs can
protect themselves from legal problems down the road should disputes arise months later about
hours worked, wages or withholding amounts.

It’s important to note that employers already are required to track all of this information and to
withhold and remit local, state and federal taxes on behalf of each employee, so requiring
employee access to a paystub shouldn’t be burdensome as long as they have the option to
provide it on paper, electronically, or through access to a statement.

I appreciate the opportunity to share the views of Ohio’s CPA community in support of this
common-sense legislation.

Sincerely,

Barbara Benton, CAE
Vice President, Government Relations

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