Aubie is correct, paying "salaried" employees for overtime, or using comp time in lieu of overtime, is illegal if the company wants the employee to remain salaried. Paying overtime or comp time AUTOMATICALLY make the employee hourly, and entitled to all those nice things Aubie mentioned. So no, we can't be compensated for our weekend travel (or even for the 6-hour flight home after an 8-hour meeting)...which is why most companies let us keep the miles.

And PSHuang, if your employer decides those are your job priorities, great (and can I work there too? )...but they better not be priorities that are tied to your travel schedule (i.e., they're still priorities even in months you don't travel)!