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Work requiring me to attend a conference on my own personal time. Is this legal?

I am a salaried employee who works a regular 9 to 5 job, and my employer is requiring that I travel to Boston, Friday night through Saturday to attend one of their own conferences (not some thing that would benefit me specifically, and my career) to have me work at one of the tables at the conference for them. They told me that I cannot put my time on my timesheet for the hours that I am physically at the conference but that I can bill my time for my travel to and from Boston. Is this legal? Why shouldn’t I be charging my time? Spent working the table at the conference itself? Even if they don’t give me any time off the following week, I should still put the time on my timesheet, correct? In other worlds, it’s not like I would be getting paid more than my normal…


I am a salaried employee who works a regular 9 to 5 job, and my employer is requiring that I travel to Boston, Friday night through Saturday to attend one of their own conferences (not some thing that would benefit me specifically, and my career) to have me work at one of the tables at the conference for them. They told me that I cannot put my time on my timesheet for the hours that I am physically at the conference but that I can bill my time for my travel to and from Boston. Is this legal? Why shouldn’t I be charging my time? Spent working the table at the conference itself? Even if they don’t give me any time off the following week, I should still put the time on my timesheet, correct? In other worlds, it’s not like I would be getting paid more than my normal salary, but I should still be noting that I worked that day. Anyone who is more versed in the legalities here please let me know if I am incorrect.

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