Travel for Exempt and Non-Exempt

Bullion

How do you compensate for time worked past 5:00 for exempt and non-exempt employees? We have employees who travel within the state and out of state to trainings. I have read the regulations but they seem confusing. Is there a simpler way of educating myself that is not so confusing?

Holly Jones

Hi Bullion,

Unfortunately, I think you've hit the nail on the head -- the regulations [I]are[/I] confusing, as is the case with so many FLSA issues and questions.

The intricacies and details of travel pay are a bit too involved to get into on a large scale in a forum post, but I can give you links to some of our resources, which may prove helpful to you. If you are an HRLaws subscriber, these resources are available to you as part of your subscription.

[url=http://www.hrlaws.com/audio/YE1641]Travel Time Pay Explained Audio Conference[/url]
[url=http://www.hrlaws.com/node/1195641]FLSA Compliance Bulletin, Winter 2009 - A Primer on Travel Pay[/url]
[url=http://www.hrlaws.com/topic/travel-time]Topic Page: Travel Time[/url]
[url=http://www.hrlaws.com/node/1178500]Wage and Hour Compliance, Is It "Work Time" chapter[/url].
[url=http://www.hrlaws.com/node/1063668]West Virginia Employment Law Letter Article[/url]
[url=http://www.hrlaws.com/node/1202210]Kansas Employment Law Letter Article[/url].

If you are not an HRLaws subscriber, you may be interested in the [url=http://store.hrhero.com/hr-products/books/wagehour]Wage and Hour Compliance Manual[/url], the [url=http://store.hrhero.com/flsa-virtual]upcoming Wage and Hour Virtual Summit[/url], or [url=http://store.hrhero.com/travel-time-cd]a CD of the travel time audio conference.[/url]