> Also, your commute time is your commute time. Your employer does not control how you go to your work nor what you do while traveling.

Not necessarily true. Some employers offer company buses to/from certain cities, with wifi, and they count that as working hours.

> Some employers offer company buses to/from certain cities, with wifi, and they count that as working hours.

Yes, effectively your company is choosing to send your worksite to (a place closer to) your home, so that you can start working sooner and stop working later.

I bet that if employers were legally mandated to pay their workers for the time they commute that those employers would suddenly appreciate the importance of effective public transit and increased urban density.

> I bet that if employers were legally mandated to pay their workers for the time they commute that those employers would suddenly appreciate the importance of effective public transit and increased urban density.

I bet that if employers were legally mandated to pay their workers for the time they commute, that those employers would suddenly see effective reserved private transit as a competitive advantage.

One of my coworkers lives 1.5 hours drive from work. I think this would incentivize people to live as far as possible from their office.

Hasn't the last couple years demonstrated that employers do exactly that? - You can work remote, but you must live within X miles of an office. - You can work remote, but you must live in one of these states / countries. - You can work remote N times per week. - You can work flexible hours! Choose any 10 consecutive hours from this list of 13 hours! - You can work from any one of our N offices. - We're closing this office. You can continue with your duties if you relocate to one of our other locations. - Here's a laptop and travel bag. Give us your cell # so you can work from anywhere at any time we need you.

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