U.S. Department of Labor
FLSA Hours Worked Advisor
Travel Away From Home Community Involving an Overnight Stay
Travel that keeps your employee away from home overnight is travel away from the home community. Travel away from home is clearly hours worked when it takes place during your employee's regularly scheduled hours of work. He or she is simply substituting travel for other duties.
If your employee is regularly scheduled to work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, travel time on a train, bus, airplane or in an automobile during these hours is hours worked on Saturday and Sunday, as well as on the other days.
Does any part of your employee’s travel occur during his or her regularly scheduled hours?
