IS COMMUTING/TRAVEL TIME COMPENSABLE?
In most circumstances, routine commuting time from and to the employer’s place of business is not compensable. However, if the employee’s job involves driving, such as making calls on clients or customers, time spent driving to and from clients/customers would generally be compensable. Similarly, if a construction worker is asked to work part of his day at one site, and then travel to another site, his travel time would usually be compensable. In addition, if an employee has completed his shift of work, and is then called to the home/business of a client/customer to perform emergency work, the time commuting to that place would generally be compensable. The Department of Labor has not taken a position, however, on whether commuting time to attend to an after-hours emergency at the employer’s workplace would be compensable time. Another example of compensable travel time would be if an employee is required to travel first to a meeting place to pick up his tools or receive instructions b
In most circumstances, routine commuting time from and to the employers place of business is not compensable. However, if the employees job involves driving, such as making calls on clients or customers, time spent driving to and from clients/customers would generally be compensable. Similarly, if a construction worker is asked to work part of his day at one site, and then travel to another site, his travel time would usually be compensable. In addition, if an employee has completed his shift of work, and is then called to the home/business of a client/customer to perform emergency work, the time commuting to that place would generally be compensable. The Department of Labor has not taken a position, however, on whether commuting time to attend to an after-hours emergency at the employers workplace would be compensable time. Another example of compensable travel time would be if an employee is required to travel first to a meeting place to pick up his tools or receive instructions befo
