Question: How can we avoid having non-exempt employees’ charitable activities count as compensable work time if they are representing the company? 

A: It all comes down to whether the employees are actually required to participate in the charity event says employment law attorney William R. Pokorny (wrp@franczek.com) on the Franczek Radelet P.C. Wage & Hour Insights blog. 

Some ways to avoid having to classify it as work time? Have the activities take place outside of normal…