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Ohio Overtime Laws<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By Susan Buckner, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Catherine Hodder, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n

Ohio<\/span> law requires employers to pay their hourly workers overtime when they work more than 40 hours per workweek<\/span>. However, not all workers are entitled to receive overtime pay<\/span>, even if they are hourly employees<\/span>, and not all positions qualify for overtime wages<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Ohio\u2019s<\/span> labor laws<\/span> are similar to the federal <\/span>Fair Labor Standards Act<\/span> (FLSA<\/span>) and protect workers from working unpaid overtime<\/span>. The law also sets the minimum wage<\/span> and overtime pay<\/span> requirements<\/span>. If workers have wage disputes, the law provides ways to address them.<\/p>\n

Ohio<\/span> Overtime Laws<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ohio\u2019s<\/span> overtime statute<\/a> mirrors the FLSA<\/span><\/a> regarding minimum wage<\/span> and overtime pay<\/span>. Overtime rates<\/span> must be paid at one-and-a-half times an employee\u2019s standard hourly wage<\/span> (\u201ctime-and-a-half<\/span>\u201d) for all hours over 40 hours in any workweek<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In Ohio<\/span>, overtime is calculated at 40 hours per workweek<\/span>, not eight hours per work day. For instance, if an employee works<\/span> nine hours three days of a week and six hours for two days in the same week, they\u2019re still below the 40-hour overtime threshold. This differs from the policies of some other states.<\/p>\n

Ohio<\/span> overtime laws<\/span> only apply to state agencies and businesses with gross annual revenue over $405,000<\/a>. They don’t apply to federal workers, independent contractors<\/span>, and small businesses.<\/p>\n

Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Workers<\/h3>\n

Some workers are \u201cexempt\u201d from overtime laws, meaning employers don\u2019t have to pay them overtime for working more than 40 hours per week. Usually, these are executives, administrative employees<\/span>, and others paid on a salary basis<\/span>. Others with a \u201cno-overtime\u201d exemption<\/span> include:<\/p>\n