So, I work construction, and even in our local area, we sometimes travel a bit to get to the actual site. Usually it's not much. However, there are sometimes jobs which have us drive over an hour to and from (in company vehicles) and they say we don't get paid for that time.
Basic info:
Wisconsin based company.
Unpaid milage range is somewhere around 72 miles (according to company literature) from the main office/shop location.
My questions are these:
Is this legal?
Is there a way to still somehow get paid for the time?
If it is somehow illegal/legal grey area, how would I try to get compensation? (This scenario has happened multiple times, and with multiple divisions in the company. I also suspect other companies do this as well.)
My theory is this: if you're required to be at the main shop by a certain time to get a ride, that's technically the start of work. If you're driving a company vehicle, that's hands on equipment, and counts as a work function, so I'd think that should be compensated time.