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