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05x8: Employees' Participation in Paid Surveys

December 21, 2005

18 U.S.C. § 209 does not bar most employees from being paid for participating during non-duty hours in a survey related to insurance offered to federal employees.  However, employees must comply with their agency supplemental regulation regarding outside activities because being paid for the survey participation is considered part-time employment.

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