| It is rough being on the road and even | | | | the day, and different work groups or |
| rougher if you are not paid for it. | | | | employees may have different work weeks. |
| California law provides that you MUST be | | | | One is not permitted to average hours |
| paid for travel from location to | | | | over two or more weeks. |
| location and your labor attorney can | | | | Secret 3: When it comes to California |
| help. If you can spare 60 seconds this | | | | Overtime, drive time may be considered |
| article will give you the knowledge to | | | | “hours worked” and may even |
| claim this travel time. | | | | be subject to overtime pay. If a travel |
| In accordance to overtime law in | | | | worker from location to location elects |
| California, work activities as opposed | | | | to drive his/her own vehicle, an |
| to job titles, govern whether a travel | | | | employer may elect to count as hours |
| employee is entitled to overtime pay. | | | | worked either the time spent driving or |
| Under California Overtime regulations, | | | | the time which would have been counted |
| overtime law looks to what employees do | | | | as hours worked if the employee used |
| over half the work time (overtime). | | | | other means of transportation. If the |
| While employers sometimes give employees | | | | travel worker is required to |
| untrue work titles for the mere purpose | | | | drive—regardless of when it |
| of avoiding overtime pay, this | | | | occurs—it must be considered hours |
| doesn’t affect employees’ | | | | worked. If the time happens to fall |
| overtime rights. An employer must pay | | | | outside the normal work week of 40 |
| overtime pay unless it can prove an | | | | hours, it is subject to overtime pay. |
| employee is “exempt” from | | | | Secret 4: In regards to California |
| the overtime requirements. Under | | | | Overtime Laws employers will also be |
| California Overtime Laws, there are a | | | | required to reimburse an employee for |
| few responsibilities required of | | | | the total expenses by the end of the |
| employers. | | | | month—following the month in which |
| Secret 1: Employers will be required to | | | | expenses incurred. They must also |
| provide employees with an itemized | | | | maintain and keep all of the records |
| statement in writing which explains the | | | | related to each request including |
| calculation of the mileage reimbursement | | | | overtime pay and hours. All records will |
| or overtime pay. Employers will also be | | | | have to be in legible ink with the valid |
| required to include the starting and | | | | date and the duration of three years at |
| ending of the time period for which the | | | | the place of employment or headquarters |
| mileage reimbursement check was issued | | | | in California. Under California Labor |
| under California Overtime Laws. They | | | | Law Overtime, the state may require |
| will also be required to list the rate | | | | random inspection of the records. Each |
| of reimbursement used as well as the | | | | employee's records should be available |
| amount of miles being reimbursed. | | | | for inspection by the employee under |
| Secret 2: Overtime is paid to non-exempt | | | | California Overtime regulations. |
| travel workers for the hours worked in | | | | If you are a California employee and |
| excess of 40 in a given work week. A | | | | believe you are owed Overtime or your |
| work week is a fixed and regularly | | | | employer has violated your rights, take |
| recurring period of 168 hours or even | | | | action now and talk to an Experienced |
| seven consecutive 24-hour periods. It | | | | California Labor Attorney. |
| may start on any day and at any hour of | | | | |