Am. S. B. No. 243 Summary

• Employers are not required to pay overtime wages for time employees spend traveling to and from worksites or performing preliminary and postliminary activities

• Employers are exempt from overtime pay requirements for activities requiring insubstantial or insignificant periods of time beyond scheduled working hours

• The exemptions do not apply if an employee performs preliminary or postliminary activities during regular work hours or at the specific direction of the employer

• The bill incorporates sections 2 and 4 of the Portal to Portal Act of 1947 into Ohio's overtime requirements effective upon passage

• Motor carriers may elect to apply overtime provisions to certain vehicle operators who would otherwise be excluded from coverage