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B-189883 1 (1978-11-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadgoa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I '1 FILE: 5-189883 DATE: November 7, 1978 MATTER orJames L. Wilson - Fair Labor Standards Act - Overtime While Traveling to Temporary Duty Station DIGEST: Employtee was detailed to temporary duty atition to which he commuted on a daily bauis. He claimed compensation for the excess time of the travel over his normal home to work c3mmute. Since he traveled awayfrom his off.icialduty stntion on behalf of his employinq'agency, GSA, he is deemed to be working when traveling under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. S% 201 et. sea., and is entitled to be codmensatedC r the(excess of the time spent in travel to the temporary duty station over the time for his normal home to official duty station commuting. Mr. Sol Cohen, Director, Finance Division, Reqion 9, General Services Administration (GSA), who is a certifying officer, has reqnested a decision whether Mr. James L. Wilson, a GSA employee, is entitled to overtime compen- satin for traveltime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. S5 201 et seq. Mr. Cohen doubtL Mr. Wilson's travel meets all EfTe criterit. set out in Federal Personnel Manual (FPM) Letter 551-10, 'April 30, 1976, entitled Travel Time as Hours of Work' Under FLSA, so as to entitle him to overtime compensation therefor. The facts in this case are reported by Mr. follows: Mr. Wilson is assigned to the Santa Ana Field Office of the Public Buildings Service which is located in San Pedro, California. He was detailed to the West Los Anqeles Field Office located in Los Anqeles, California, from May 10, 1976 through June 20, 1976. The detail was officially documented. Mr. Wilson claims that the time spent in travellina from his home to the West Los Anqeles Pield Cohen as L q ' N THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL 0.ECI31nIN IF THE UNITED ETATEs WASHINGTON D.C. 2054E I s .

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