walgreens mileage reimbursement

[yahksah]

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i'm confused about the mileage reimbursement for walgreens. i commute 3 hours from where i live to work every day. when i was hired, my manager said i'd be reimbursed for any miles greater than 50 miles. i travel 60 miles one-way, and another 60 miles back, so a total of 120 miles per day. reading the policy below, should i be paid for 120 miles - 50 miles = 70 miles, or just the excess of 50 miles one way--(60-50) + (60-50) = 20 miles? or am i not even supposed to be eligible for mileage reimbursement b/c it's "personal mileage?" reading the policy it seems that way, but that's against what was told to me when i was hired.. please state your opinion, as i'm very confused, and it's hard to get in touch with my manager and i don't wanna be nitpicky...

Personal mileage:
Miles you drive to and from work (your “commute”) are considered personal mileage and are not reimbursed, regardless of how far you live from where you work. Your “commute” includes:
the first trip from your residence to any worksite at the start of the work day
the last trip from any worksite to your residence at the end of a work day
Any miles you drive to and from lunch, medical appointments, or any other personal reason are considered personal use and are not reimbursed.
Business-related mileage:
The following items are considered business-related mileage:
Miles driven between work locations.
An extra “commute” within a day if required by Walgreens. (Examples: returning to work to respond to an alarm or other emergency, overnight store check trip, etc.)
Miles driven between your residence and any worksite other than your normal business location if the one-way distance is greater than 50 miles.

Calculating mileage to be reimbursed:
Walgreens reimburses your business-related mileage, but this is limited to the difference between the total mileage for the day and your commute and other personal use described above.
To calculate your mileage for a particular day, take your total miles driven and subtract your commute and other personal use miles described above. If the difference is greater than zero, enter this mileage on your expense report, using the currently approved

 

[crazybob]

i'm confused about the mileage reimbursement for walgreens. i commute 3 hours from where i live to work every day. when i was hired, my manager said i'd be reimbursed for any miles greater than 50 miles. i travel 60 miles one-way, and another 60 miles back, so a total of 120 miles per day. reading the policy below, should i be paid for 120 miles - 50 miles = 70 miles, or just the excess of 50 miles one way--(60-50) + (60-50) = 20 miles? or am i not even supposed to be eligible for mileage reimbursement b/c it's "personal mileage?" reading the policy it seems that way, but that's against what was told to me when i was hired.. please state your opinion, as i'm very confused, and it's hard to get in touch with my manager and i don't wanna be nitpicky...

Personal mileage:
Miles you drive to and from work (your "commute") are considered personal mileage and are not reimbursed, regardless of how far you live from where you work. Your "commute" includes:
the first trip from your residence to any worksite at the start of the work day
the last trip from any worksite to your residence at the end of a work day
Any miles you drive to and from lunch, medical appointments, or any other personal reason are considered personal use and are not reimbursed.
Business-related mileage:
The following items are considered business-related mileage:
Miles driven between work locations.
An extra "commute" within a day if required by Walgreens. (Examples: returning to work to respond to an alarm or other emergency, overnight store check trip, etc.)
Miles driven between your residence and any worksite other than your normal business location if the one-way distance is greater than 50 miles.

Calculating mileage to be reimbursed:
Walgreens reimburses your business-related mileage, but this is limited to the difference between the total mileage for the day and your commute and other personal use described above.
To calculate your mileage for a particular day, take your total miles driven and subtract your commute and other personal use miles described above. If the difference is greater than zero, enter this mileage on your expense report, using the currently approved

I don't think there's any reimbursement since the commute is to your normal business location.

Are there locations closer to home that are available for you to transfer and switch stores? If not, is it possible for you to move closer to the Walgreens where you currently work?

 

[MountainPharmD]

Sounds like the policy is the same as it was 8 years ago when I worked for them.

Basically you get paid for mileage in excess of 50 miles one way from the store closest to your home.

If you are floater you have a home store you are based out of. This store should be the closet store to your residence if you live way out in the boonies. Wags can float you up to 50 miles from that store without having to pay you mileage. The miles you drive from your home to your base store is considered personnel miles and is not reimbursed.

I had the same lie told to me when I was hired. It was one of many reasons I quit.

 

[yahksah]

thanks for the replies!

Basically you get paid for mileage in excess of 50 miles one way from the store closest to your home.

If you are floater you have a home store you are based out of. This store should be the closet store to your residence if you live way out in the boonies. Wags can float you up to 50 miles from that store without having to pay you mileage. The miles you drive from your home to your base store is considered personnel miles and is not reimbursed.

so do i base my mileage off of the store closest to my home or my home store? that's strange. b/c yeah, when he hired me, he was like, "we have people who commute from far away and we do reimburse them if it's over 50 miles." no mention of home store or store closest to my home. so if my manager was smart, he can choose a home store central in his district so he wouldn't have to reimburse me for my miles? i think i will claim my miles if i drive over 50, even though it doesn't seem the walgreens policy reads that way. that's what he said he would do anyway.

i'm still confused about the mileage thing, though. let's say my home store is 60 miles away from the store he floats me to, and 60 miles to/from home. does walgreens then owe me only for 10 miles since the commute home doesn't count?

 

[MountainPharmD]

thanks for the replies!

i'm still confused about the mileage thing, though. let's say my home store is 60 miles away from the store he floats me to, and 60 miles to/from home. does walgreens then owe me only for 10 miles since the commute home doesn't count?

Bingo we have a winner! That's how it works. You do not get paid for your personal commute.

 

[MountainPharmD]

thanks for the replies!


so do i base my mileage off of the store closest to my home or my home store? that's strange. b/c yeah, when he hired me, he was like, "we have people who commute from far away and we do reimburse them if it's over 50 miles." no mention of home store or store closest to my home. so if my manager was smart, he can choose a home store central in his district so he wouldn't have to reimburse me for my miles? i think i will claim my miles if i drive over 50, even though it doesn't seem the walgreens policy reads that way. that's what he said he would do

It doesn't matter what he said. These guys tell lies and half truths all the time. He cannot override the policy. Trust me they played the same game with me. I lived 25 miles from my base store. They would float me to another city that was 48 miles from my base store. Total round trip mileage was 146 miles with none of it reimbursable. What pissed me off is I asked specifically about this scenario when I was interviewing. I was told oh we rarely ever will have you float there and if we do you get reimbursed for you mileage. My first week three of five shifts were there and they denied my mileage request. Two weeks later I quit.

Yes, they pick a store central in the district to base you out of so they reduce
the amount of mileage they have pay you.

 

[BrightLight]

If go to most stores, you will find that a lot of store managers have no idea exactly what the policy is. You just have to go to storenet --> something --> employee travel reimbursement --> 2011 Travel Reimbursement Form (or something like that). It will tell you that you get reimbursed about $0.48 for each mile beyond 40 miles from your home store.

For example, if the store you float to is 50 miles away from your home store and if you have a round trip, the calculations will be $0.48(50-40) x 2 = the amount you will get.

 

[spacecowgirl]

I think you're SOL unless it was written in your contract.

Isn't it $0.51/mile now?

 

[Ackj]

You're basically screwed since you're so far from your "home store." Not sure of specific figures, but the way it was explained to me by pharmacists taking an extra shift at my store, is that their residence to home store distance, plus x miles, is considered a "normal commute" so they are reimbursed for miles beyond "normal." If you normally go 5 miles to work, you get reimbursed after driving 25 miles, in this example. In your case, since your commute is 60 miles, you wouldn't get reimbursed unless you drove 80 miles, which would be unlikely for a wags district.

 

[a student]

Can someone please tell me where to find the reimbursement form?

 

[owlegrad]

When I worked for CVS I told the scheduler I would only work at another store if they paid the total milage because I had a long commute and it didn't make sense otherwise (same policy to only pay the miles above normal commute). She always agreed. I have no idea if walgreens is that flexible but if they need someone they will pay.

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[lord999]

If go to most stores, you will find that a lot of store managers have no idea exactly what the policy is. You just have to go to storenet --> something --> employee travel reimbursement --> 2011 Travel Reimbursement Form (or something like that). It will tell you that you get reimbursed about $0.48 for each mile beyond 40 miles from your home store.

For example, if the store you float to is 50 miles away from your home store and if you have a round trip, the calculations will be $0.48(50-40) x 2 = the amount you will get.

Concur with BrightLight, that's the same as the old Deerfield policy. HOWEVER, that can be negotiated as others allude to, and I would do so. My past understanding is that they use the IRS numbers for reimbursement. For pharmacists who are practicing, it's the district that the store is located in that reimburses your district. For Deerfield, it's the department DCC that you are reimbursed from.

If you work in inclement weather (like the MN snowstorm), I would definitely negotiate that if you are floating due to the PITA involved in driving 15 mph behind a plow the entire way.

 

[CountBy5s]

Yes, I learned the hard way that the reimbursement sucks. I volunteered for an overtime shift once 75miles from my home store. Never again!!