Ok, This should be an easy one. I'm looking for input from anyone with experience in this area.
After working your regular 40 hours in one week, you go to training that has been approved and/or assigned by the chief.
The academy is approximately one hour away from your home. The training day lasts 8 hours, you return the department issued cruiser to the office, and your day has ended with a total of ten hours including travel time to and from the academy.
Fedael law says that you can not be paid for normal travel time from home to work and back.
Our contract does not offer anything specific regarding pay for travel time.
The officer in this example gets paid for eight hours O.T. Just for the class time.
Note: Traveling in a department car, if you were to get in a accident, would'nt workers comp cover you? If so, are you not "working"?
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
After working your regular 40 hours in one week, you go to training that has been approved and/or assigned by the chief.
The academy is approximately one hour away from your home. The training day lasts 8 hours, you return the department issued cruiser to the office, and your day has ended with a total of ten hours including travel time to and from the academy.
Fedael law says that you can not be paid for normal travel time from home to work and back.
Our contract does not offer anything specific regarding pay for travel time.
The officer in this example gets paid for eight hours O.T. Just for the class time.
Note: Traveling in a department car, if you were to get in a accident, would'nt workers comp cover you? If so, are you not "working"?
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
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