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Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.
Updated to reflect requirements regarding training and examinations for food handlers, effective January 1, 2024.
Updated to reflect information on a federal appeals court's ruling regarding rounding.
Updated to reflect information on a federal appellate court ruling regarding meal breaks.
Updated to reflect information on an Oregon Supreme Court ruling concerning mandatory security screenings.
Updated to reflect information on a Court of Appeals ruling regarding de minimis time.
Updated to reflect amendments regarding rest breaks, effective March 27, 2020.
Use this flowchart to determine whether the time that a nonexempt employee spends attending training or meetings counts as "hours worked" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
HR guidance on complying with the federal and state requirements involving the compensability of time spent attending training, lectures and meetings.