Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1980
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 17, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 17, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 17, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1980
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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Illinois
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California
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Indiana
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Kentucky
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021

This bill revises requirements for the receipt of compensatory time off for private sector employees.

Specifically, the bill authorizes private employers to provide compensatory time off to their employees at a rate of one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation otherwise is required; employees may accrue a maximum of 160 hours of compensatory time.

Employers are prohibited from interfering with an employee's right to or not request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of overtime compensation or from requiring an employee to use such compensatory time, and must give their employees 30-days notice before discontinuing a compensatory time policy.

Employers are liable to employees for damages from violations of these requirements.

Text (1)
March 17, 2021
Actions (2)
03/17/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
03/17/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:48:11 PM