Payment for Travel Time

dodaniel

I am new to the HR field and the non-profit organization I work for is looking into making sure that we are paying our employees correctly when they are traveling on business. We are based in Texas and we would appreciate any information on Federal and Texas State laws on travel payment. Right now we allow them to take time off with pay to compensate any travel time over 8 hours.

Also anyone that has a policy on payment of travel time, we would love to receive a copy. Please email to [email]dodaniel@nw14.esrd.net[/email].

Thank you

Debbie

Hatchetman

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 06-06-03 AT 01:12PM (CST)[/font][p]Federal FLSA regulations on travel time (the various situations for travel on or related to the job) can be found at the Code of Federal Reuglations, Volume 29, Sections 785.34 through 785.41.

The link is:

[url]http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/29cfr785_02.html[/url]

Then scroll down to the individual provisions.

You may also want to check out the US Department of Labor's website for additional guidance by using its "interactive eLaw Advisor on FLSA"

The link is:

[url]http://www.dol.gov/elaws/flsa.htm[/url]

Remember, if it turns out that travel time is work time, you then have to pay them. And if the travel time when considered with other work time results in overtime, you need to pay that as well (comp time, unless you're in the public sector) is not permissible for overtime.