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11/9/2004

Help from DOL: Web Tool Clarifies Which Activities Constitute Hours Worked
by U.S. Department of Labor

Confused about whether you must pay your employees for break or meal time? What about vacations or jury duty? The U.S. Department of Labor created a special Web tool to help employers understand which of an employee's work-related activities are considered "hours worked" -- and therefore hours for which they must be paid. DOL's Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Hours Worked Advisor, located at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/hoursworked/default.asp, provides information about the general principles for determining hours worked and outlines how they apply in common workplace scenarios. Specific circumstances addressed include training and orientation programs; on-call time; travel time; civic or charitable work; physical exams and drug testing; holidays, vacation and sick time; and breaks and meal periods.

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