Employees who spend time at lectures, work courses, employer-sponsored training programs or employee meetings must count that time as hours worked and be paid for the time unless all the following conditions are met:

  • The time spent is outside of normal working hours;
  • The coursework is unrelated to the employee's regular job;.
  • The employee's attendance is strictly voluntary (except for continuing education training); and
  • No productive work is performed.1
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