<prompt> Human: So I work in a very specific field for a private company. The owner is new with no business background. The owner wanted me to organize a meeting with an outside contractor to help the business. I organized the meeting but cleared it with the boss first. He requested that I schedule the meeting for a day that worked best for him which happened to be my day off. On the day I had the meeting my husband had to use vacation time to leave work early and we still needed a babysitter since there was a gap in time from when I needed to leave to when he could come home. The meeting was at our office which was 30 minutes away from my house. The meeting went great and the presenter brought lunch. As I was about to leave my boss informed me that I was not getting paid for my time at the meeting because lunch was served. So PF I wanted your opinion. Can he do that? With the babysitter, gas, and my husband taking off of work it actually cost me money to go in to work. I get paid hourly, work part time, and work in NYS. Also, I was not the only employee at this meeting. Thanks!  <response>: Absolutely not. You must be paid for all time worked. 