Hours worked - Ohio

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The federal law does not spell out actual hours that must be worked in a work day. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the workweek ordinarily includes all the time during which an employee is required to be:

• On the employer's premises,
• On duty, or
• At a prescribed work place.

In Ohio, 8 hours is a day's work for employees who work in the mechanical, manufacturing or mining industries.

State

Contact

Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Labor and Worker Safety—Wage and Hour Bureau

Regulations

Ohio Revised Code - Title XLI Labor and Industry, Miscellaneous Labor Provisions 

Hours constituting a day's work - §4113.01

A day's work in a mechanical, manufacturing, or mining business shall consist of eight hours and shall be so enforced unless the contract therefore expressly provides otherwise.

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4113.01

Federal

Contact

The Department of Labor is the federal agency that monitors hours worked.

Regulations

U.S. labor regulations for hours worked can be found in CFR 29:

• Part 785 Hours Worked
• Part 778 Overtime Compensation