Voluntary Participation in Employer-Sponsored “Wellness Activities” is Not Compensable Time
APPLIES TO All Employers EFFECTIVE August 28, 2018 QUESTIONS? Contact HR On-Call (888) 378-2456 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an opinion letter stating that employers are not required to pay employees for time spent voluntarily attending certain wellness program-related activities, including health-based biometric screenings and benefit fairs.