Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.08 (2026)

Employers to keep records

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Every employer subject to section 4111.03 of the Revised Code, or to any rule adopted thereunder, shall make and keep for a period of not less than three years a record of the name, address, and occupation of each of the employer's employees, the rate of pay and the amount paid each pay period to each employee, the hours worked each day and each work week by the employee, and other information as the director of commerce prescribes by rule as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of section 4111.03 of the Revised Code, or of the rules thereunder. Records may be opened for inspection or copying by the director at any reasonable time.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1995–2023 · leading case: Jones v. Carrols, L.L.C., 2019 Ohio 211 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
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Jones v. Carrols, L.L.C., 2019 Ohio 211 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 6× “03 and 29 USCS 207); and record keeping requirements (R.C. 4111.08 and 29 USCS 211(c)). We therefore conclude that Mr.”
Frisby v. Keith D. Weiner & Assocs. Co., LPA, 669 F. Supp. 2d 863 (N.D. Ohio 2009). “§ 4111.08. Moreover, the MWSA gives the director of commerce the power to inspect an employer’s records for compliance.”
White v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 837 N.E.2d 1275 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005). “According to R.C. 4111.08, “[e]very employer * * * shall make and keep for a period of not less than three years a record of the name, address, and occupation of each of the employer’s employees, the rate of pay and the amount paid each pay period to each employee, the hours…”
Roshon v. Eagle Rsch. Grp., Inc., 314 F. Supp. 3d 852 (S.D. Ohio 2018). “§ 4113; and (4) a violation of the recordkeeping provisions of the Ohio Wage Act, § 4111.08. ( Compl. , ECF No. 18.) Plaintiff seeks to recover the alleged unpaid overtime compensation, and also seeks liquidated damages.”
Ballard v. Beverly Enter., Inc., 667 N.E.2d 993 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 3× “03(A), (2) that defendants have failed to maintain accurate records of hours worked by their employees as required by R.C. 4111.08, and (3) that defendants have failed to pay the aforementioned overtime wages for more than thirty days after they came due in violation of R.”
Baughman v. KTH Parts Indus., Inc (S.D. Ohio 2021). · cites it 2× “15; and Ohio’s Recordkeeping laws, Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4111.08, 4111.14(G) & (H), and Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution (“Ohio’s Recordkeeping laws”).”
Baughman v. KTH Parts Indus., Inc (S.D. Ohio 2021). · cites it 2× “15; and Ohio’s Recordkeeping laws, Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4111.08, 4111.14(G) and (H) and Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution.”
McDaniel v. Recon Oilfield Servs., Inc (S.D. Ohio 2022). · cites it 2× “15; and Ohio’s Recordkeeping laws, Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4111.08, 4111.14(G) & (H), and Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution.”
Gifford v. Northwood Healthcare Grp., LLC (S.D. Ohio 2023). · cites it 2× “15); and Count Four for failure to keep accurate payroll records under the OMFWSA (Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.08). (Compl., ¶¶ 66–97.”
Rapp v. Forest City Tech., Inc. (N.D. Ohio 2021). “Code §§ 4111.08, 4111.14(F); Ohio Const. art. II, § 34a.”
Baughman v. KTH Parts Indus., Inc (S.D. Ohio 2021). “Code 8§ 4111.08, 4111.14(G) & (H); and Article Il, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.08(A) — 1 case
Ballard v. Beverly Enter., Inc., 667 N.E.2d 993 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “03(A), (2) that defendants have failed to maintain accurate records of hours worked by their employees as required by R.C. 4111.08, and (3) that defendants have failed to pay the aforementioned overtime wages for more than thirty days after they came due in violation of R.”
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