Starting with the premise that time spent in pre-shift activities is only compensable under the FLSA if it is integral and indispensable to the employee’s principal activities, the district court granted the employer’s motion to dismiss FLSA claims
Two fundamental principles run throughout the rules on travel time. The first is that all time spent actually performing work-related tasks is paid time. Time employees spend commuting from home to their place of work and back is not considered time worked.