Farm workers sued their employer for unpaid wages under federal labor law. The court ruled that travel time to and from the job site is not compensable pay. However, the court sent the case back to determine whether waiting time at the site before and after work should be paid. This matters to construction subcontractors because similar wage disputes arise when workers spend time on-site but not actively working.
Travel time to and from the job site does not have to be paid, even if the employer requires workers to travel there