13 min · 2026-07-02

States Requiring Mileage Reimbursement: Employer Reference List

Which US states mandate employee mileage and expense reimbursement — statutory highlights and links to Scootee compliance guides.

Strong statutory reimbursement states

| State | Basis |

|-------|-------|

| California | Labor Code §2802 |

| Illinois | Expense indemnity case law + minimum wage interplay |

| Massachusetts | Strict expense reimbursement |

| Iowa | Statutory mileage for certain public sector patterns |

Many states without explicit mileage statutes still require reimbursement when unreimbursed driving costs would drop pay below minimum wage.

state compliance guidesBrowse — California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and 50-state mileage law pages.

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