Topic
Commuting Time
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Wage & Hour Insights
When is a Commute Not a Commute? In a Company Car (Well, Maybe)!
In my last post, I outlined the “normal” commuting case after Congress passed the Employee Commuting Flexibility Act (ECFA). The ECFA clarified the applicability of the Portal-to-Portal Act to the…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Driving With A Headache: Commuting Time With Tools Not Compensable, Connecticut Court Rules
In a decision officially released today, the Connecticut Supreme Court (Sarrazin v. Coastal, Inc.) has concluded that a plumbing foreman who carried his tools to and from work was not entitled…
Minnesota Employer
Do Employees Need To Be Paid For Commuting Between Home and Work?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally does not require employees to be paid for commuting between home and work, but there are a few potential exceptions to this rule…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Does Home-to-Work Commute Time Become Compensable Under The “Continuous Workday” Theory?
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 &…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Second Circuit Reinforces Non-Compensability of Commuting Time
As previously discussed, a federal court in the Western District of New York issued several important rulings in an FLSA case brought by a retail specialist responsible for the stocking,…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Second Circuit Revisits Standards for “Working” Time vs. Off-the-Clock in Reviving Wage & Hour Class Action
When does the workday begin? When does it end? These were among the questions that the Second Circuit addressed and resolved in an important wage & hour decision last week. The…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Lojack Revisited: Commuting Time Can Be (Surprise) Compensable Under California Law
The Ninth Circuit recently revised and reissued its earlier opinion in Rutti v. Lojack Corp., No. 07-56599 (9th Cir. Mar. 2, 2010), holding upon further review that the Plaintiff’s commuting…
CommLawBlog
FCC Applies Over-the-Air Contest Rules to On-Line Contest
A contest on a website that does not toe the line with FCC disclosure requirements for on-air contests can raise the FCC's ire. Who knew? A Los Angeles FM licensee…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Paying an Employee for Commuting Time? Probably Not, But It Depends, Says Court
For non-exempt employees (in other words, those employees eligible for overtime), a common question is whether an employee should be paid for commuting time. The answer to that question is typically…