{"id":5030,"date":"2023-10-17T08:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5030"},"modified":"2023-10-17T08:19:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:19:35","slug":"hr-newsletter-compensating-employees-for-training-and-travel-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/17\/hr-newsletter-compensating-employees-for-training-and-travel-time\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter:\u00a0Compensating Employees for Training and Travel Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/October2023_FLSA.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter:\u00a0Compensating Employees for Training and Travel Time\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to compensate their non-exempt (hourly) employees for all hours of work. 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