U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 4, 2010
Employers May Be on the Hook
Overruling itself, a divided 9th Circuit panel held Tuesday held that California employers who require workers to drive company-owned vehicles to and from work may have to pay them for time spent on the commute.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California employers who require workers to drive company-owned vehicles to and from work may have to pay them for time spent on the commute, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday.
The key factor is the amount of control the company exercises over its workers' drive time, the panel majority held in overruling a district judge and allowing plaintiffs to resum...
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