What is the name of your state? Hawaii. My employer is based in Texas. I work in multiple states. I am full time, hourly, non-exempt, overtime eligible.
My employer flies me to work at various client sites throughout the US. My employer pays for my flights, luggage, and 8 hours of my travel time. My employer has told me that they will not pay me for more than 8 hours of travel time because that is the standard amount that they bill our clients for travel. My employer pays 8 hours of travel time regardless of actual time. If one of my colleagues lives close to a client's site and only has to take a 2 hour flight, he still gets 8 hours which often works out in favor of those who live on the mainland. In my case, I am regularly spending 10+ hours in the air, plus airport time, layovers, delays, in rental car lines, driving several hours to the hotel nearest the job site, but I am only compensated for 8 hours of my time. For example, I recently flew from Maui to San Francisco to Newark, picked up a rental and then drove 2.5 hours to a hotel in northern PA. My total time was 18 hours, but I was only paid for 8 hours.
Are they correct to give me only what they bill the client? If not, what is correct? Portal to portal? Airport check-in to destination baggage claim? Airport check-in to hotel?
Do they have to pay me for extended time due to weather delay or airline delays? What if a flight is cancelled and I am stuck overnight somewhere? How much of that time must they compensate me for?
What state's overtime laws should they adhere to? My departure airport state, destination airport state, layover airport state? I often fly to/from/layover in California. When should I be paid per California law?
My employer flies me to work at various client sites throughout the US. My employer pays for my flights, luggage, and 8 hours of my travel time. My employer has told me that they will not pay me for more than 8 hours of travel time because that is the standard amount that they bill our clients for travel. My employer pays 8 hours of travel time regardless of actual time. If one of my colleagues lives close to a client's site and only has to take a 2 hour flight, he still gets 8 hours which often works out in favor of those who live on the mainland. In my case, I am regularly spending 10+ hours in the air, plus airport time, layovers, delays, in rental car lines, driving several hours to the hotel nearest the job site, but I am only compensated for 8 hours of my time. For example, I recently flew from Maui to San Francisco to Newark, picked up a rental and then drove 2.5 hours to a hotel in northern PA. My total time was 18 hours, but I was only paid for 8 hours.
Are they correct to give me only what they bill the client? If not, what is correct? Portal to portal? Airport check-in to destination baggage claim? Airport check-in to hotel?
Do they have to pay me for extended time due to weather delay or airline delays? What if a flight is cancelled and I am stuck overnight somewhere? How much of that time must they compensate me for?
What state's overtime laws should they adhere to? My departure airport state, destination airport state, layover airport state? I often fly to/from/layover in California. When should I be paid per California law?