As an employer with employees performing work on a project out of town, do we have any obligation to pay for housing and or travel?
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As an employer with employees performing work on a project out of town, do we have any obligation to pay for housing and or travel?
This is a long term project and the employee’s are getting an additional $6.00 per hour for being out of town.
Asked on April 16, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No, the employer does not have to pay housing or travel when employees work out of town. It is obviously customary to provide at least an allowance for this (even if it is not reimbursed or paid in full), but the law does not in fact require employers to pay housing or travel--they can make it a term or condition of the job that employees pay these expenses themselves. You should advise the employees to retain all receipts for their tax preparers--it may be they can get some tax advantage or deduction for their payment of these expenses.
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