In Walters v. Professional Labor Group, LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit will decide whether employee travel time to and from remote jobsites that requires an overnight stay is compensable....more
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...more
Washington employers should rethink their policies on paying non-exempt employees for travel time based upon a recent appellate court ruling that travel time for out-of-town travel is considered compensable “hours worked” as...more
According to U.S. Department of Labor regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act, if a non-exempt employee reports to work in the morning and then travels during the working day to another worksite, that travel...more
I have stated many times that I am pleased that the USDOL has taken again to issuing Opinion Letters which guide employers in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act. I am particularly happy that the agency has issued an...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an opinion letter, FLSA 2020-16, considering whether the travel time of foremen and laborers is compensable in three different scenarios. The DOL makes clear that, for some...more
What is considered compensable travel time pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is not always clear or intuitive to employers, even for those who usually have a good handle on wage and hour laws. This blog post...more
There may be instances where non-exempt employees are required to travel for business. This is a common practice in the fashion industry where regular trips to factories throughout the world are a regular part of the...more