R477-8-12. Commuting and Travel Time

  (1) Normal commuting time from home to work and back may not count towards hours worked.

  (2) Time an employee spends traveling from one job site to another during the normal work schedule shall count towards hours worked.

  (3) Time an employee spends traveling on a special one-day assignment shall count towards hours worked except meal time and ordinary home to work travel.

  (4) Travel that keeps an employee away from home overnight does not count towards hours worked if it is time spent outside of regular working hours as a passenger on an airplane, train, boat, bus, or automobile.

  (5) Travel as a passenger counts toward hours worked if it is time spent during regular working hours. This applies to non-working days, as well as regular working days. However, regular meal period time is not counted.

  (6) Management may compensate employees for travel and meal period not required by federal law as implemented in Sections (4) and (5).