Employees work off the clock when they continue to work despite not receiving compensation for their time. The FLSA has explicit definitions of what constitutes “hours worked.” There are some grey areas when it comes to training programs and types of travel. But, in general, any activity an employee performs that benefits their employer should be paid.“ Work that is ‘off the clock’ is any work performed for an employer that is not compensated and not counted towards a worker’s weekly hours for overtime purposes,” explains Sokolow. Off-the-clock work may happen when an employee is not tracking their time spent on work activities, but their employer allows it to happen.