Is an employer required to pay me travel time if I am told to meet at the shop or another location before heading to a job site in a company vehicle?
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Is an employer required to pay me travel time if I am told to meet at the shop or another location before heading to a job site in a company vehicle?
I usually arrive at the shop at a set time of 5:30 or 6:00. We then travel over an hour one way to a job site. Some mornings we are required to load material for the day. Should I be paid travel time even if I am not the person driving the vehicle and just a passenger to the job site?
Asked on April 19, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Business travel is frequently considered work time, and should be paid. As a general rule, if you first meet at your shop or office, or some other central location, the travel to that shop, office, or other meetinig place is not paid--it's your regular commute to work. But travel from there to a work or job site would be considered work--it is time you are spending on a task set by your employer after reporting for work. Even if you are not driving, you most likely should be paid for that travel time.
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