5 CFR § 551.426 - Time spent in charitable activities.

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title: "5 CFR § 551.426 - Time spent in charitable activities."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "551.426"
section_name: "Time spent in charitable activities."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "551"
part_name: "PAY ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5542(c); Sec. 4(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended by Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55 (29 U.S.C. 204f)."
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# 551.426 Time spent in charitable activities.

Time spent working for public or charitable purposes at an agency's request, or under an agency's direction or control, shall be considered hours of work. However, time spent voluntarily in such activities outside an employee's regular working hours is not hours of work.