Allegations over Columbus mayor violating labor law voided after $200,000 settlement

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Columbus paid a former employee of the mayor nearly $200,000 after she alleged she was not paid overtime and asked illegally to do work on the mayor's 2023 reelection campaign.

Denise Bauer, former executive assistant to Mayor Andrew Ginther, was granted $195,000 last month from the city's general fund. An unfiled legal complaint alleged she was not paid for frequent overtime, asked to help with Ginther's campaign as part of her work for the city, and was forced to resign.