Work issue...

[Max Murdoc]

I was sent to Michigan last Tuesday night until Friday night for training on a new machine that my company purchased. I'm from Ohio so it was a 4 hour drive to get there. My question is, do I get paid my regular 8 hour day or do I get paid the entire time I was there?

Any thoughts?

[Frau_Blucher]

Short answer is no to the whole time. Long answer is that it's sometimes so complex and argumentative, that many companies don't even allow hourly employees to do overnight travel. There is a lot you can get paid for though, and this bit I found below is pretty much what we do for non-exempt employees (non-salaried):

COMPENSABLE
• Any portion of authorized travel that occurs within an employee’s normal work schedule counts as hours worked. Travel on non work days (like weekends) also counts as hours worked if it occurs within the employee’s normal work schedule.
• Driving a vehicle, regardless of whether the travel takes place within or outside normal work hours, counts as hours worked. In other words, the act of driving is considered manual labor activity which must be counted as hours worked if it is for the benefit of the employer. (some will qualify this only for distances beyond your normal commute)
• If an employee is required to attend meals, social events, etc., that time is counted as hours worked.
• Time spent waiting at the airport counts as hours worked if it occurs within normal work hours.
• Any work while traveling, which an employee is required to perform, is counted as hours worked (e.g., answering e-mails, taking business related phone calls.)
• If an employee is required to ride as an assistant or helper in an automobile, the travel time counts as hours worked.

NON COMPENSABLE
• Regular meal periods do not count as hours worked.
• Riding as a passenger outside of normal work hours, via airplane, train, boat, bus or automobile does not count as hours worked. In other words, the act of riding as a passenger is not considered work.
• Time spent sleeping does not count as hours worked.
• Time spent waiting at the airport outside of normal work hours does not count as
hours worked.
• Travel between home and work or between hotel and worksite is considered normal commuting time and does not count as hours worked.

A lot of the above is expensable but not wage-earning.

[Max Murdoc]

Cool thanks....seems as though you nailed it.

I just found out that I get 8 hours per day on each of the days I was there.

thanks

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