I have blogged many times on security check cases and whether that waiting time is compensable. It continues to be a thorny issue and pops up in many jurisdictions. In
Continue Reading Is Waiting In Your Car Compensable Working Time? California Supreme Court Will Decide
I am very interested in travel time cases. There are some nuanced concepts hovering around travel time, especially the concept of what constitutes non-compensable home-to-work travel. In an interesting case
Continue Reading Is Travel From A Meeting/Staging Area To A Work Site Still Only Home-to-Work Travel Time?I blogged the other day about a USDOL travel time Opinion Letter for the construction industry and foremen in that industry. The employer seeking the advice posed three scenarios and
Continue Reading USDOL Issues Travel Time Opinion Letter For Construction Industry-Part II
I have defended many claims and lawsuits involving working time, especially travel time. Employees are continually seeking innovative ways to convert their otherwise non-compensable home-to-work travel into compensable work hours.
Continue Reading Working Time/Travel Time Case Thrown Out: No Integral Connection to Primary Duty
In a May 9, 2011 posting in the Connecticut Employment Law Blog, Daniel Schwartz took a look at the recent decision of the Second Circuit in Kuebel v. Black &
Continue Reading Does Home-to-Work Commute Time Become Compensable Under The “Continuous Workday” Theory?