we are asked to drive our school bus to our first stop off the clock
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we are asked to drive our school bus to our first stop off the clock
wondering if this is legal, not getting paid to do our job
Asked on August 15, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Do you keep the bus at home, or do you get from a depot or an employer's parking lot? If you keep it at home (e.g. I used to drive a camp bus over the summer, and kept it at home), then you don't have to be paid until your first stop; that is because taking it from your home to the first stop is essentially your "commute" to work, and worker's do not need to be paid for commuting to work. But if you have to retrieve it from the employer's location (or a location specified by the employer, like some 3rd party parking lot they make you use), then your "commute" is going to get the bus, and your workday starts when you check the bus out--that is, you should be paid for going to your first stop.
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