Labor/Employment
Mar. 10, 2010
Driving for Dollars
D. Gregory Valenza of Shaw Valenza says the 9th Circuit's decision in Rutti v. Lojack Corp. will pave the way for more commuting pay claims.
By D. Gregory Valenza
The daily commute would be more pleasant if workers were paid for their time. The only thing that could make listening to music, talking on the phone, and sipping a hot beverage while driving more fun would be wages accruing with each lurch forward. Traffic jams, the risk of accidents, and insufferably bad driving no doubt would be less frustrating, too. In most cases, though, unpaid commuting time is a fact of life. The general rule under bo...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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