• FreeAdvice has a new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, effective May 25, 2018.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our Terms of Service and use of cookies.

Travel pay

Accident - Bankruptcy - Criminal Law / DUI - Business - Consumer - Employment - Family - Immigration - Real Estate - Tax - Traffic - Wills   Please click a topic or scroll down for more.

S

spjr99

Guest
I live in NH. My job consists of alot of traveling at times. My employer pays us 5.00 an hour ( not even minimum wage) up to 4 hours a day for travel time. He pays us our regular rate of pay for every hour of travel after that. Welding is my primary job.

We drive his company trucks and pull a trailer full of supplies each time.
Here is my question...
Last week I worked 60 hours. Traveltime was 20 hours (4 hours each day) Then working hours were 40. So of course I get no overtime pay for all those hours and get paid only 100.00 for 20 hours of driving to and from jobs.
Can this happen? Shouldn't he pay us time and a half after 40 hours whether its driving or not?

All the welding equipment and supplies are on his trucks and so we are required to drive them from job to job. But for 5.00 an hour? And no overtime unless hours are actually worked?

I'd appreciate any help with this.
Thank you,SpJr99

[This message has been edited by spjr99 (edited May 19, 2000).]
 


J

jd

Guest
If transporting (truck driving) is your primary employment, this employment is covered by the Federal Transportation laws rather than wage and hour laws. if the truck driving is an additional requirement of the job rather than the primary job, you should be covered by both your state's wage and hour laws as well as the Fair Labor Standards Act which governs overtime pay. I see a few options here - contact an Employment Law attorney to discuss your job duties with and see if you are owed overtime pay for the past 2-3 years; contact the Federal Dept of Labor- Wage and Hour division - to discuss your situation with an investigator; contact your stat'e Dept of Labor - Wage and Hour division to discuss your job situation. The State and federal offices provide help at no cost - but are typically very back-logged, so you will need to be patient.
 

Find the Right Lawyer for Your Legal Issue!

Fast, Free, and Confidential
data-ad-format="auto">
Top