Ohio Attorney General: Cities Can’t Set Higher Minimum Wage Than State’s

CINCINNATI: Ohio’s attorney general says cities can’t set a minimum wage higher than what the state has set.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Thursday issued his opinion after a request by the Hamilton County prosecutor in Cincinnati. Prosecutor Joseph Deters had asked for DeWine’s opinion on whether businesses would be subject to a minimum wage hike in cities when the General Assembly already has set the state minimum wage.Cincinnati City Council voted in April to increase Cincinnati’s minimum wage for full-time city workers and contractors to at least $15 per hour.