![]() ![]() There may be instances when travel from home-to-work is compensable. (v) Travel time to and from home to pick up and return a state car is not compensable time, unless the travel time is longer than it would be to the employee's duty station. (iv) Employees who work at a duty station but often commute to different worksites without first reporting to their duty station are considered in normal home-to-work commute time until reaching the first worksite for that day. The travel time is considered normal commute time and is not otherwise compensable. (iii) Employees who normally telework but are occasionally required to travel to the duty station before their workday has started are not considered in work status. The travel time to the duty station is compensable. (ii) Employees who telework and are required to travel to the duty station after their workday has started are considered in work status. (i) Employees who do not telework and commute from home to the official duty station before their regular workday and return home at the end of the workday from the official duty station are engaged in ordinary home-to-work commuting. (3) Commuting and compensable travel time. See OKDHS 2-1-91 for policy on breaks and meal periods. The FLSA does not require an employer to provide unpaid meal periods or paid breaks. Non-exempt employees who begin work prior to their scheduled shift or work after their scheduled shift ends must be compensated for that work time, even if additional work time was not authorized. (1) Beginning work early, ending work late, or working outside of normal shift. ![]() Employees may be subject to discipline for beginning work early, ending work late, or working at any other time outside of their normal shift without prior authorization. When time is entered, the system automatically rounds up or down. Exact time must be entered on the timesheets and rounding time is prohibited. The explanations included in (1) through (8) of this subsection assist employees and supervisors in defining compensable time. This includes any time worked when the supervisor knew or should have reasonably known the work was performed. ![]() All time during which FLSA non-exempt employees are permitted to work, whether authorized or not, must be counted as hours worked, and is compensable time. ![]()
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