H.R. 2262 · On the floor · Labor and Employment

Flexibility for Workers Education Act

Sponsor: Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

What it does

• Excludes voluntary employer-sponsored training occurring outside regular working hours from the definition of 'hours worked' under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Requires that an employee's working conditions not be adversely affected by declining to participate in such training.
• Stipulates that excluded training must not involve the employee performing any work for the employer during the training period.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Jan 13, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committee: House Education and Workforce