{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-785.45","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 785.45","heading":"Suggestion systems.","body":"Generally, time spent by employees outside of their regular working hours in developing suggestions under a general suggestion system is not working time, but if employees are permitted to work on suggestions during regular working hours the time spent must be counted as hours worked. Where an employee is assigned to work on the development of a suggestion, the time is considered hours worked.","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":"805704a6bdaa1bc241b626a5d771727e8d1ce5ff3bc753f1abc9b88d18acc039","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-785.44","next":"us/29-cfr-785.46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}