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The company can very well fire you if you do this, since DOL does not consider commute time from home to the designated/required work site to be working hours: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/workhours/traveltime

Doesn't really matter if you're salaried though, does it?

Yeah, if you're salaried exempt (there are some salaried non-exempt jobs that can get OT) you can't even put in overtime and aren't entitled to it. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/17a-overtime

Thanks for the reference!

It's a shame that's the way it is -- but it places the onus on the employer. They would have to fire you, and bear the cost of replacing you.