Passing the “Flexibility for Workers Education Act” (HR 2262)

The bill

Flexibility for Workers Education Act

Topic: Labor and Employment

What the bill does

This bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. Such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee's working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any work for the employer during the training.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

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