BGOV Bill Analysis: H.R. 2262, Unpaid Employer Job Training

Employers would be able to hold voluntary job-related trainings after hours without compensating employees for attendance or participation under H.R. 2262.

Employers could exclude training from employees’ work hours for minimum wage and overtime compensation purposes if the training occurred outside of the employee’s regular working hours, attendance or participation is voluntary, and the employer doesn’t take adverse action against the employee for not attending or participating. The employee also couldn’t perform any work during the training.

Under current law, training can be exempt from employees’ work time if it’s unrelated to the employee’s job and meets other ...