The American Postal Workers Union of Maine
Travel Information
Many of our members travel to different job sites. As such, some travel is compensable time and some mileage is reimbursable.
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Article 36.2.C
All travel for job-related training will be considered compensable work hours.
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ELM 438.132
Travel From Job Site to Job Site
The following applies to travel from job site to job site:
a. Rule. Time spent at any time during a service day by an eligible
employee in travel from one job site to another without a break in duty
status within a local commuting area is compensable. (See 438.123,
which makes the travel time noncompensable as commuting time
when there is a break in duty status between the work performed in
different locations.)
b. Eligibility. This type of travel time is compensable for all employees
during their established hours of service on a scheduled workday. At all
other times, this type of travel time is compensable only for
FLSA-nonexempt employees who are entitled to receive overtime pay.
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ELM 438.122 Commuting to a Different Worksite
Commuting time to and from work is not compensable when an employee is
called back to work after the completion of the regular workday. However,
such commuting time is compensable if the employee is called back to work
at a location other than his or her regular work site.
ELM 438.123 Commuting With a Break in Duty Status
When an employee is employed to work on a permanent basis at more than
one location in the same service day, the time spent commuting between the locations is not compensable travel time, provided there is a break in duty status between the work performed in the different locations. A break in duty status occurs when an employee is completely relieved from duty for a
period of at least 1 hour that may be used for the employee’s own purposes.
This 1-hour or greater period must be in addition to the actual time spent in
travel and the normal meal period, if the normal meal period occurs during
the time interval between the work at the different locations. (See 438.132 for travel time between job locations when there is no break in duty status.)
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Travel Slide prepared by USPS Finance
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