Can a company purchased by another force you to take a 34% wage reduction and increase your drive by mor than twice the distance?

1) Can a company which bought your company force you to take a pay cut? Yes, just as your company, prior to the sale, could have cut your wages. Employers may cut employee compensation at will, unless the employer has an enforceable contract to the contrary.

2) Can you be made to drive further? Yes; companies decide on locations, work sites, etc. At some point, the distance will be so great as to constitute "constructive termination"--that is, that you have been effectively fired by being made to travel an unreasonably far distance. If that happens, you could likely receive unemployment compensation.

However, from what you write, that is not the case now. If you are driving an extra 36 miles per day, that means an extra 18 miles each way. If that is double your prior distance, that means your commute each way is around 36 or so miles. That is not an unreasonable amount--many people will commute 45 - 60 minutes per day each way, and 36 mile drives are not particularly long in many areas.

Therefore, from what you write, it would appear that if you quit or resigned, it would be considered a voluntary separation from employment and you would not be eligible for unemployment compensation.