Walking to Lunch on Break? That May Be the Employee’s Time, Not the Company’s
In early September, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-11, addressing a question many employers with large or sprawling worksites have faced: Does mandatory walk time to a designated break area turn an unpaid meal period into compensable work time? The short answer is no—so long as the […]