Question: Do we have to pay employees who perform work-related tasks just before or after they clock out?

A: It’s very likely, says Melvin Muskovitz (mmuskovitz@dykema.com) of Dykema Gossett and the Labor & Employment Law Blog. 

Preliminary and postliminary activities like filling out time, material or requisition sheets, checking job locations, removing trash and fueling cars must be paid if done at the employer’s behest and for the firm’s benefit. Time spent changing into…