29 CFR Part 785: Hours Worked
29 CFR Part 785 · United States · eCFR, up to date as of 2026-09-25
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Sections
- 29 CFR 785.1 Introductory statement.
- 29 CFR 785.2 Decisions on interpretations; use of interpretations.
- 29 CFR 785.3 Period of effectiveness of interpretations.
- 29 CFR 785.4 Application to Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act.
- 29 CFR 785.5 General requirements of sections 6 and 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- 29 CFR 785.6 Definition of “employ” and partial definition of “hours worked”.
- 29 CFR 785.7 Judicial construction.
- 29 CFR 785.8 Effect of custom, contract, or agreement.
- 29 CFR 785.9 Statutory exemptions.
- 29 CFR 785.10 Scope of subpart.
- 29 CFR 785.11 General.
- 29 CFR 785.12 Work performed away from the premises or job site.
- 29 CFR 785.13 Duty of management.
- 29 CFR 785.14 General.
- 29 CFR 785.15 On duty.
- 29 CFR 785.16 Off duty.
- 29 CFR 785.17 On-call time.
- 29 CFR 785.18 Rest.
- 29 CFR 785.19 Meal.
- 29 CFR 785.20 General.
- 29 CFR 785.21 Less than 24-hour duty.
- 29 CFR 785.22 Duty of 24 hours or more.
- 29 CFR 785.23 Employees residing on employer's premises or working at home.
- 29 CFR 785.24 Principles noted in Portal-to-Portal Bulletin.
- 29 CFR 785.25 Illustrative U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
- 29 CFR 785.26 Section 3(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- 29 CFR 785.27 General.
- 29 CFR 785.28 Involuntary attendance.
- 29 CFR 785.29 Training directly related to employee's job.
- 29 CFR 785.30 Independent training.
- 29 CFR 785.31 Special situations.
- 29 CFR 785.32 Apprenticeship training.
- 29 CFR 785.33 General.
- 29 CFR 785.34 Effect of section 4 of the Portal-to-Portal Act.
- 29 CFR 785.35 Home to work; ordinary situation.
- 29 CFR 785.36 Home to work in emergency situations.
- 29 CFR 785.37 Home to work on special one-day assignment in another city.
- 29 CFR 785.38 Travel that is all in the day's work.
- 29 CFR 785.39 Travel away from home community.
- 29 CFR 785.40 When private automobile is used in travel away from home community.
- 29 CFR 785.41 Work performed while traveling.
- 29 CFR 785.42 Adjusting grievances.
- 29 CFR 785.43 Medical attention.
- 29 CFR 785.44 Civic and charitable work.
- 29 CFR 785.45 Suggestion systems.
- 29 CFR 785.46 Applicable regulations governing keeping of records.
- 29 CFR 785.47 Where records show insubstantial or insignificant periods of time.
- 29 CFR 785.48 Use of time clocks.
- 29 CFR 785.49 Applicable provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- 29 CFR 785.50 Section 4 of the Portal-to-Portal Act.
Source
Official text: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/part-785. Read 2026-09-29. Source: NovaCopilot.
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