In this blog series, we look at a variety of activities and discuss whether an employer has to pay its non-exempt (i.e., overtime-eligible) employees for their time spent engaging in them. We’ll focus on federal law, but as with all wage and hour issues, applicable state and local laws must be considered as well. Also, while we discuss the guiding principles, employers should always seek counsel on how to apply those principles to their specific facts.
In our first installment of this series, we looked at the compensability of time spent in COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and screening activities. Today, we’re looking at work-related travel time, including time spent getting to and from the office or other worksite.In this blog series, we look at a variety of activities and discuss whether an employer has to pay its non-exempt (i.e., overtime-eligible) employees for their time spent engaging in them. We’ll focus on federal law, but as with all wage and hour issues, applicable state and local laws must be considered as well. Also, while we discuss the guiding principles, employers should always seek counsel on how to apply those principles to their specific facts.
Two Fundamental Principles
Two fundamental principles run throughout the rules on travel time. The first is that in all circumstances, all time spent actually performing work-related tasks (regardless of the day of the week, time of day, or location) is paid time. See 29 C.F.R. § 785.41 (“Any work which an...
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