I have stated many times that I am pleased that the USDOL has taken again to issuing Opinion Letters which guide employers in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act. I am particularly happy that the agency has issued an Opinion Letter dealing with travel time issues in the construction industry, as these issues are
Commuting In Company Truck Does Not Make The Travel Time Compensable Under FLSA: Too Bad!
I just posted on a travel time case the other day but I have a special fondness for these kinds of cases and enjoy watching the numerous, creative ways that plaintiffs try to convert ordinary travel into working hours, i.e. compensable. In a recent case, a class of employees whose job function was directing traffic