Location of Time Clock
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Location of Time Clock
Is it legal for an employer to require
you to use a time clock that is 20
minutes away walking from where you
need to be? The low level employee
parking lot is 20 minutes walk from
some of the time clock locations. I
suppose this is either a parking law
question or a time clock law question.
How can they add 40 min commute based
on their own terrible parking
situation? Bear in mind the parking is
on site, just very far from some of the
time clocks. They told us to use the
time clock at the entrance.
Asked on February 1, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
It is perfectly legal: they are not required to pay you for time commuting or traveling to work, and that even includes for time due to how remote or inaccessible their location is. It is normal to have the time clock at the office/plant/warehouse, not in the parking lot, because you are *not* working until you get there: the time spent walking from the lot is a commute, the same as is time spent walking from a train station or bus stop, if you took mass transit.
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