Sleep Time

For employees who work shifts of 24 hours or more, the FLSA permits a "sleep time exclusion" of up to 8 hours, if there is an "agreement" with the employees about this and adequate sleeping facilities are provided. All time during which an employee is required to perform active duties must be counted as work time, and if in reality the sleep period is interrupted to the point where the employee does not have the opportunity for at least 5 hours of sleep the entire time must be counted as working time. No sleep time exclusion is permitted for employees whose shifts are less than 24 hours.