A number of special activities fall within the standard workday for which an employee earning an hourly wage must be compensated. The most frequently encountered activities are as follows:

• Employer-mandated charitable work

• Employer-mandated meal times when employees are required to stay in their work locations

• Employer-mandated training programs

• Employer-mandated travel between work locations

• Employer-mandated work activities

• Rest periods equal to or less than 20 minutes

Special activities falling outside the standard workday for which an employee earning an hourly wage must be compensated include the following items: