| 2410 : Travel Outside Workday |
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Memo 2410-1-2: Travel Outside Workday
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WORK-RELATED TRAVEL OUTSIDE REGULAR WORKDAY IS WORKTIME
TRAVEL ON A REGULAR DAY OFF OR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A DAY
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
ADDITIONAL POINTS
RELATED MEMOS/FORMS
| QUESTIONS |  | Is employee travel outside regular working hours considered worktime? | | If employees come to work on their day off, is their commute considered worktime? | | If workers are not at home when called back to work, is all of the travel reimbursed? | | If employees get called back to work, is their travel time considered worktime? | | If employees report to a site other than the normal worksite, is the travel worktime? | | If employees must travel to meetings after they get home, is their travel worktime? | | View all questions for this Memo |
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this Memo applies only to non-exempt employees, whether full-time, part-time, temporary, new, or regular.1
WORK-RELATED TRAVEL OUTSIDE REGULAR WORKDAY IS WORKTIME |
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Many employees are required to travel for their jobs during hours outside the workday. Generally, the time that employees spend traveling to work or to attend work-related activities counts as worktime. Basically, if an activity is considered worktime, then the travel time associated with the activity is also worktime, which means the employer has to pay for it.2 See Memo 2200 Definition of Worktime.
Note: However, the time that employees normally spend commuting to and from work is generally not counted as worktime.3 See Memo 2415 Commuting Time.
If the employees' travel is considered worktime, their company must reimburse them for work-related travel expenses and pay them for that time. However, the company may not have to pay for travel time at the employees' normal rate, and may instead pay as little as the minimum wage. See Memo 2420 Pay for Travel Time & Expenses.
This rule applies to employees who:
- are called back to work on a regular day off;
- are called back to work for a second time in a workday;
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