Wage and Hour, Commuting, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

Dear Littler: Do We Need to Compensate Employees for Travel Time and Other Time Spent Incidental to Work?

Littler on 3/27/2025

Dear Littler, We are a nursing services company with employees in various states, some of whom work remotely. Recently, some employees have been asking to be paid for time spent commuting to client sites or into our offices....more

Is Commuting Time Compensable for a Remote or Hybrid Employee?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 9/16/2022

Across the United States, many employers have moved to a remote or flexible (often called hybrid) working schedule to attract and retain employees. Employers have also found that allowing employees to work remotely has...more

Employees Splitting Working Time Between the Office and Home? The DOL Reminds Employers About the Rules on When Commute Time is...

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 3/4/2021

One of the consequences of the pandemic has been the increased prevalence of remote work or telework. As more and more people are vaccinated and life returns to something like pre-pandemic normalcy, it is not clear to what...more

Commuting In Company Truck Does Not Make The Travel Time Compensable Under FLSA: Too Bad!

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/9/2020

I just posted on a travel time case the other day but I have a special fondness for these kinds of cases and enjoy watching the numerous, creative ways that plaintiffs try to convert ordinary travel into working hours, i.e....more

The Advent of FLSA Guidance

Fisher Phillips on 5/1/2018

It has been a busy month for the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) with respect to, among other things, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). From enforcement programs to compliance resources, the agency has stepped up...more

DOL Announces Two New Opinion Letters: Tackles Travel Time and Breaks

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/17/2018

On April 12, 2018, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced three new wage and hour opinion letters. The DOL only recently resumed issuing opinion letters on June 27, 2017, after having...more

Travel Time Is Paid Time, Sometimes

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 5/13/2016

Employment typically requires an employee to commute from home to work, and home again at the end of the workday. Department of Labor regulations interpreting the Fair Labor Standards Act recognize that the typical morning...more

Employee Not Entitled To Compensation For Time Spent Commuting To And From Job Sites And Home In Company Vehicle While Carrying...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/6/2014

In a recent decision, the Connecticut Supreme Court found that a plumbing foreman was not entitled to compensation for the time he spent commuting to and from job sites and his home at the beginning and end of his workday,...more

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