Yes. It's not criminally illegal to lie to your employer about hours worked. On the other hand, if you're lying to your employer about hours worked on a gover

Yes. It's not criminally illegal to lie to your employer about hours worked. On the other hand, if you're lying to your employer about hours worked on a government contract, that may be a different story. What most armchair lawyers forget (or never learned) is that intent is a fundemental element for any crime involving more than token (i.e., small fine) punishment. In the example above, if you don't intend to defraud the federal government when lying to your lawyer, it's not a crime.