Employees’ long commutes are, thankfully, not your problem. Last week the Southern District of New York ruled employees could not recover under the Fair Labor Standards Act for time spent commuting or inspecting their vehicles, according to Noel Tripp on Jackson Lewis’ Wage & Hour blog.
In the case, the plaintiffs were tradespeople working for the Fire Department of New York and were given two options by their employer: They could use a work vehicle to commute to and from their assigned locations or pick up a vehicle at the beginning of their shifts and then travel to location. The plaintiffs consisted of people who chose the first option and argued they were entitled to compensation for their commute time because they were transporting work tools and equipment.
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