If our employees regularly commute to different work locations each day, do we have to pay for their commute to the first location?

In the absence of a collective bargaining agreement addressing travel pay, or when employment is subject to the public works laws, travel time to a first location usually is not considered to be hours worked. However, this time is compensable in some situations.

For instance, in a 2003 opinion letter, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement recognized that employees in occupations such as construction expect to report to varied worksites. As long as the worksite is within a reasonable distance, travel to the first location is not considered hours worked.

The term “reasonable distance” has not been definitively established. The division,