A common allegation in wage and hour lawsuits is off-the-clock work. In these types of cases, employees usually allege that they performed work, such as travel between job sites, that they were not paid for performing. Other common off-the-clock-work allegations typically involve activities such as spending time in security checkpoints, putting on a uniform, preparing for work, and logging onto computer systems.
Recently, the EmployStats Wage and Hour Consulting team completed work on a case where Plaintiffs alleged unpaid off-the-clock work for time spent driving from their homes to their job sites, as well as travel time between job sites. In this case, EmployStats was able to analyze and assess Plaintiffs’ allegations by combining and creating datasets of personnel and job location data, and using mapping programs to calculate the time Plaintiffs could have potentially spent traveling and performing off-the-clock work.
The following is an example of how the EmployStats Wage and Hour Consulting team typically handles a case involving travel time:
- First, the Employstats team works to combine and merge multiple databases containing employee home locations, employee time and payroll records, and job site locations into a single analyzable database.
- The EmployStats team then uses mapping platforms, such as Google Maps API or Mapquest API, to calculate the distance in miles and/or travel time in hours for each unique trip.
- Finally, the EmployStats team uses the employee time and payroll records to assess any potential damages due to travel time off-the-clock work.
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