Many employers have travel policies in place that govern employees when representing their firm while on business travel. These policies govern employee conduct, expenses, reimbursement practices, travel advances, budgetary guidelines, etc. However, there is less clarity regarding how employees are paid when they travel for work. The rules for exempt, or salaried, employees are fairly straightforward. Issues like overtime and pay for non-standard work days are not relevant, because their pay is at a regular set amount regardless of how many hours they work or on what days.
The rules …