Ohio Code § 4111.031
Ohio Code § 4111.031. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4111.031.
(A)(1) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, an employer is not required
to pay the overtime wage rate under section 4111.03 of the Revised Code to an employee for any time that the employee spends performing any of the following
activities: (a) Walking, riding, or traveling to and from the actual place of performance of the
principal activity or activities that the employee is employed to perform; (b) Activities that are preliminary to or postliminary to the principal activity or activities; (c) Activities requiring insubstantial or insignificant periods of time beyond the employee's
scheduled working hours. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section applies to an activity described in that division
that occurs either prior to the time on any particular workday at which the employee
commences, or subsequent to the time on any particular workday at which the employee
ceases, such principal activity or activities. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply if an employee engages in an activity
described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section under either of the following circumstances: (1) The employee performs the activity during the regular work day or during prescribed
hours. (2) The employee performs the activity at the specific direction of the employer. (C) Division (A) of this section does not apply if an employee engages in an activity
described in that division under either of the following circumstances: (1) The employee performs the activity pursuant to an express provision of a written
or unwritten contract in effect, at the time of performance, between the employee
or the employee's agent or collective bargaining representative and the employee's
employer. (2) The employee performs the activity pursuant to a custom or practice applicable to
the activity, in effect at the time of performance, at the establishment or other
place where the employee is employed, and the custom or practice is not inconsistent
with a contract described in division (C)(1) of this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4111.031
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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