COMPENSABLE WORKDAY

Stevens v$.$ Brink's Home Security, Inc., No$.79815-0($Oct$.18,2007),($Washington Supreme Court$)$

This class action lawsuit centered around plaintiffs who were installation and service technicians. They claimed they should be paid for the time they spent driving a company vehicle between their homes and their first and last job sites. This fact$-$specific ruling has important implications for employers in the State of Washington who allow or required their non$-$exempt employees to drive company vehicles to and from their worksites. It also reminds employers of increased scrutiny by courts and government agencies as to when the compensable workday begins and ends.