Travel to Work for Hourly Employees: Excessive Drive Time

Basic Travel to Work Requirements

Most work performed by hourly employees takes place at clinics and at the homes and schools of patients. As a result, employees will need to travel to those worksites. Employees are not required or expected to report to the headquarters office or a local office before reporting to a worksite.

Employees are expected to arrive at the worksite on time and ready to work. The mode of travel to a worksite is entirely the employee's choice, provided it allows for on-time, prepared arrival. Work time begins when the employee's shift begins, as scheduled, and ends when the shift ends. Consistent with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and 29 CFR sections 785.33 through 785.41, the Company does not pay hourly employees for ordinary commute travel time or for mileage to or from work. Employees are considered to be commuting before and after each shift they choose to work.

Excessive Drive Time (EDT) will be assigned when travel exceeds 45 miles and 60 minutes to the first shift of the day, or exceeds 45 miles and 60 minutes from the last shift of the day back home.

Hourly administrative and office personnel are typically not eligible for excessive drive time compensation. Human Resources may, however, determine in advance that an hourly administrator or office employee qualifies for EDT compensation in particular circumstances.