April 1999
Q. Non-exempt
employees at our company sometimes need to travel in the course of their
workday and occasionally even overnight. Is this travel
considered hours worked? Answer: Travel occurring
all in one day, between work locations for both drivers
and passengers, is always hours worked. Likewise, travel
time to an out-of-town work location is considered hours
worked. Normal commuting, however, is never hours worked.
A. When
out of town overnight, any travel done during the employee's normal work
hours, even on days of the week normally off such as weekends, is to
be counted as hours worked. Travel time outside the employee's normal
work hours is not considered hours worked for passengers but is hours
worked if the employee is driving.
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