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[quote=Anonymous]She is not entitled to be paid for her commute time, nor to be reimbursed for the gas and mileage.

Her bringing this up, however, might be her way of saying that she can't handle the cost and/or time involved in the commute any longer. If you like her and would like to keep her working for you, it would be a good idea to discuss this with her ("Molly, I'm sorry, DH and I discussed this and we're just not comfortable paying you your hourly rate for your commute time. This is not something that is typically compensated for in any job. But are you having problems with your commute, has it turned out to be longer than you anticipated?") so you can get a sense whether she is going to quit over this or not.

If she [i]is[/i] going to quit, you can then decide if you want to keep her badly enough to offer her a gas stipend (for instance). As I said, she is not entitled to this, but occasionally an employer will make such a gesture (usually when the family is moving farther away, but not always) so if you discover this is a critical problem for her and really want to keep her you can decide how to act.[/quote]

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