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