{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-785.27","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 785.27","heading":"General.","body":"Attendance at lectures, meetings, training programs and similar activities need not be counted as working time if the following four criteria are met:\n(a) Attendance is outside of the employee's regular working hours;\n(b) Attendance is in fact voluntary;\n(c) The course, lecture, or meeting is not directly related to the employee's job; and\n(d) The employee does not perform any productive work during such attendance.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER V—WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY OR INTERPRETATION NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO REGULATIONS","PART 785—HOURS WORKED","Subpart C—Application of Principles"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"9d8b7b89055c6122fd8441e841b403e25da49bdaa418804ca7428c4d6adb3f00","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-785.26","next":"us/29-cfr-785.28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}