Shot on the Way to Work: Is Travel Time Work Time?

• Worker killed on the way to on-call employment draws questions of travel time to work • Consequences of case could affect wage and hour claims in Ohio

After an on-call Ohio hospital worker was fatally shot on his way to work, his widow was awarded a worker’s compensation claim in her late husband’s name.

Stephen Halton Jr.'s employer—the Cleveland Clinic—sued shortly after to overturn the ruling, stating that an on-call employee is not paid for time traveled to work.

Legal analysts say the hospital’s action could have broad implications affecting not only lawsuits related to the state’s worker classification ...