John is a nonexempt employee in your company and he works Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5 PM. He will be flying from Chicago to Nashville on Sunday afternoon to represent your company in a trade show on Monday. The flight from Chicago leaves at 4PM and will arrive in Nashville at 6PM. How many hours of compensation is John eligible for because of the Sunday flight according to the Fair Labor Standards Act?
According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), travel time outside of regular working hours is generally not compensable, unless it is required by the employer and directly related to the job. Since John’s regular working hours are Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, he would not be eligible for compensation for travel time on a Sunday outside these hours. Therefore, John is not eligible for any compensation for the Sunday flight.
But the flight is on Sunday , normal working hours are Monday to Friday 8/day, that is 40 hours per week .Those 2 hours are in addition to the standard 40 hours... will not the answer be 2 hours?