Does your employer require you to show up to a meeting point and then take a bus or van with other workers to the job site before you clock in? If so, you may be eligible to participate in an Unpaid Travel Time Class Action Lawsuit Investigation in at least the following states:
Federal and state laws prohibit employers from making employees perform unpaid work or work off the clock. However, unpaid work still does occur. In many instances, workers have to travel to their job sites or perform other functions before clocking in. Off-the-clock travel time and work can be common in industries such as construction and oil and gas, as well as many others. This travel time and work may be required by their employer, but the employees may not be getting paid.
Some examples of off-the-clock work include:
In some instances, workers may have to perform off-the-clock work merely because a supervisor is not adequately aware of the legal implications of this work. In other instances, companies may try to use off-the-clock work as a way to extract extra profit from their employees. Off-the-clock work may occur in small increments, so...
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