We checked the cleaning crew travel note against DOL travel-time guidance and related cleaning travel guidance. The template is ready to use as a note format for employers that need travel facts tied to payroll review without claiming to decide pay, mileage reimbursement, dispatch, routing, inspections, invoicing, or full cleaning-business records.
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The note is for review before payroll, not for deciding every pay or reimbursement question
Template final paragraph
The final paragraph explicitly says the note does not decide whether travel time is paid or mileage is reimbursed.
The note does not replace dispatch, route optimization, client booking, inspections, invoicing, or full cleaning-business records
Template final paragraph
The note stays within Clockspot's role: tracking employee time and keeping payroll-ready records. It does not claim to handle dispatch, routing, inspections, invoicing, or full cleaning-business records.
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Travel between client sites and office supply stops are useful facts to capture
Template paragraph 2
DOL distinguishes ordinary commuting from travel that is part of the workday. The template captures the route facts without treating every drive as the same pay answer.
The checklist should require client/job naming and state-rule adaptation
Template checklist
The checklist tells employers to match client, job, and location names to their workflow and confirm travel-time and mileage rules.
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