B-184896: Aug 13, 1976

DEPARTURE OF BOAT WAS OCCASIONALLY DELAYED TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE DUTIES. DOCKING OF BOAT AT MAINLAND WAS OCCASIONALLY DELAYED UNTIL INMATE COUNT VERIFIED. EVEN IF DELAYS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE FOR EMPLOYER'S BENEFIT. THEY DO NOT TRANSFORM WHAT IS OTHERWISE NONCOMPENSABLE TRAVEL TIME INTO COMPENSABLE OVERTIME SINCE DELAYS WERE ONLY OCCASIONAL AND TIME INVOLVED WAS DE MINIMIS. LUTTON IS AN EM...

B-184896: Aug 13, 1976

A Federal employee appealed a settlement disallowing his claim for overtime compensation for time spent traveling to and from work at an island prison on a Government-owned boat. The departure of the boat was occasionally delayed to allow employees to complete their duties, and docking of the boat at the mainland was occasionally delayed until the inmate count was verified. Even if the delays were...