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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."}],"words":77},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 so that time spent in certain voluntary education or training programs outside regular working hours is excluded from the hours for which an employee is employed.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh#H94407FCA15F8406D94D854D841D50ECB"}]},"core_areas":["Fair Labor Standards Act definition of hours worked","Treatment of voluntary education and training time under minimum wage and overtime provisions"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Rewrites Section 3(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 so that it sets out the time excluded when determining the hours for which an employee is employed for purposes of sections 6 and 7 of that Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh#H94407FCA15F8406D94D854D841D50ECB"}},{"text":"Excludes time spent attending or participating in an education or training program or a similar activity, such as a lecture, whether or not the employer offers or facilitates it, if three listed conditions are met.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh#H94407FCA15F8406D94D854D841D50ECB"}},{"text":"Requires, as one condition, that the attendance or participation occur outside of the employee's regular working hours.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh#H94407FCA15F8406D94D854D841D50ECB"}},{"text":"Requires, as another condition, that attendance or participation be voluntary and that the employer not take adverse action against an employee for not attending or participating.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh#H94407FCA15F8406D94D854D841D50ECB"}},{"text":"Requires, as a further condition, that the employee not perform any work for the employer during the attendance or participation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh#H94407FCA15F8406D94D854D841D50ECB"}},{"text":"Applies the amendment to hours worked on or after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh#H94407FCA15F8406D94D854D841D50ECB"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Reported in House","date":"2025-12-30","rule":"nearest","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text/rh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-03","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2262/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-2262.png","v":"e2ed9e114630","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2262, 119th Congress: Flexibility for Workers Education Act. House: 209 Yea, 215 Nay. Outcome: Failed House, 13 Jan 2026."}}