Dec 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Policies and Procedures 
    
2025-2026 Policies and Procedures

3357:12-16-45-Exempt and Non-Exempt Personnel Definiton


A.POLICY

Exempt Personnel are “exempt” from receiving overtime pay and compensatory time.

 

Non-exempt personnel are eligible for overtime pay and compensatory time if they work more than 40 hours in any calendar week. Please see Policy 300.19, Overtime and Services Performed, for further information.

B.POLICY GUIDELINES

Employees have access to the Salary Schedule via My ZSC which demonstrates administrative and professional staff (exempt) and support staff (non-exempt).

 

  1. POLICY HISTORY
    • Policy revised and adopted November 2004
    • Policy effective December 20, 2004
    • Policy adopted November 2016
    • Policy revisions approved by Board of Trustees November 2016
    • Policy reviewed by the Human Resource Advisory Council February 2021; no changes recommended

 

D.INITIATING DIVISION

Office of Human Resources

 

E.POLICY REVIEWERS

Office of Human Resources Human Resource Advisory Council

F.POLICY REFERENCES

  1. No forms referenced
  2. Each job description is reviewed and determined exempt or non-exempt according to the guidelines of the Fair Labor Standards Act (2004)
  3. ORC 3357-12-3-03, Exempt and Non-Exempt Personnel Definition

Policy 3357:12-16-07, Fair Labor Standards Act and Wage Payment Policy