§785.27. General.
29 C.F.R. § 785.27
Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities need not be counted as working time if the following four criteria are met:
Attendance is outside of the employee's regular working hours;
Attendance is in fact voluntary;
The course, lecture, or meeting is not directly related to the employee's job; and
The employee does not perform any productive work during such attendance.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 52 Stat. 1060; 29 U.S.C. 201-219; 29 U.S.C. 254. Pub. L. 104-188, 100 Stat. 1755.
Source
Source: 26 FR 190, Jan. 11, 1961, unless otherwise noted.