Q: Is a Florida company engaged in lawn service required to pay an employee (non driver) for the ride from last stop
1.This last ride/time period would be approx. 30 minutes per day from last stop to office.
2.The entire work day including the last ride would be no more than 9 hours.
3. The employee would punch out and leave and would not be required to unload the truck or perform any other work upon arriving to the office.
4. The employee would be paid from the moment he punches in, for all time spent driving to jobsites and working throughout the day and then the time would stop when the work is completed at the last stop.
5. This would not result in the employee making less than minimum wage at anytime. The work week is 45 hours and overtime is paid for hours over 40.
A: Yes, assuming that the company transports the employee (as opposed to public transportation such as a bus). The employee should be paid from when he punches in to when he punches out.
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