Flexibility for Workers Education Act

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jan 13, 2026

The Flexibility for Workers Education Act modifies the Fair Labor Standards Act's definition of hours worked to exclude certain voluntary training conducted outside an employee's regular working hours. Training offered by an employer does not count as compensable hours worked if: (1) an employee's working conditions are not negatively affected by choosing not to participate, and (2) the employee does not perform any work for the employer during the training period.

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Flexibility for Workers Education Act This bill modifies the definition of hours worked under the Fair Labor Standards Act to exclude certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. 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.