Travel Pay

[rfwoodvt]

Hey All,

Just wondering if anyone has a clear idea of what the FLSA rulings are on how to pay our climbers when we travel.

I have a sattelite office in FL and I fly my climber down and back every few weeks.

FLSA classifies him as hourly but I don't know if I need to pay him for his "commute" to FL and if so how.

I was thinking a perdiem travel stipend would be fine.

The question then comes, does his travel count towards his 40 hour overtime limit?

Anybody have to deal with these issues? How have you been advised to address them?

ThanX!

 

[Mahk_Adams]

There was an article in TCI magazine that addressed this. I think the article appeared about two or three years ago and discussed hourly and salaried employees.

If you can't find the article just call TCIA and ask them. They have the resources to answer or find someone who can.

 

[Eric_E]

I think it would depend on wether his working in FL is mandatory or volutory. If you require him to work in FL then maybe the travel time would be included. If he voluteered to work in FL then I think he should be happy you're paying for the flights even if they are cheap now.

I just booked a flight to go home in Dec, $107 round trip Plam Beach to NJ.