Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
Latest action · May 9, 2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 8, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee.
Prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory time. Requires an employee's employer to provide monetary compensation, after the end of a calendar year, for any unused compensatory time off accrued during the preceding year.
Requires an employer to give employees 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time off.
Prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, or coercing an employee in order to: (1) interfere with the employee's right to request or not to request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation, or (2) require an employee to use such compensatory time.
Makes an employer who violates such requirements liable to the affected employee in the amount of the compensation rate for each hour of compensatory time accrued, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, reduced for each hour of compensatory time used.
Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on: (1) the extent to which employers provide compensatory time off and employees opt to receive it; (2) the number of complaints filed by an employee with the Secretary of Labor alleging a violation of the requirements as well as enforcement actions commenced by the Secretary on behalf of an aggrieved employee; (3) the disposition of such complaints and actions; and (4) any unpaid wages, damages, penalties, injunctive relief, or other remedies sought by the Secretary in connection with such actions.
Recorded votes 3
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 168
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2013 to Apr 30, 2013; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Apr 9, 2013 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Apr 10, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Apr 10, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2013Hearings Apr 11, 2013Markup Apr 17, 2013Reported Apr 30, 2013 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 9, 2013 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 8, 2013Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 198. (consideration: CR H2502-2522; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2502-2503)
- May 8, 2013Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1406 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
- May 8, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1406.
- May 8, 2013DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 198, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gibson amendment.
In the Congressional Record 13
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7557 | Eric Cantor R-VA | Dec 5, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5076 | Eric Cantor R-VA | Jul 25, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4843 | Martha Roby R-AL | Jul 22, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3227 | Eric Cantor R-VA, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Jun 6, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3027 | Tim Walberg R-MI | Jun 4, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 19, 2013H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 17, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1858.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-837 | ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WORKING WOMEN: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION99 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | May 20, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-13 | H.R. 1406, WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 201352 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Apr 11, 2013 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 58 | Amendment in the nature of a substitute. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
| HAmdt 59 | Amendment adds a new section 5 requiring GAO to submit a report to Congress on the usage of compensatory time allowed under the Act and which details any complaints filed or any enforcement actions taken for alleged violations of the Act. | Christopher P. Gibson R-NY | On agreeing to the Gibson amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 384 - 42 (Roll no. 135). |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 198 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1406) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector. | Procedurally related | May 7, 2013 |
| S 1623 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 | Related bill | Oct 30, 2013 |
| S 1626 | Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 | Related bill | Nov 5, 2013 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2013Referred in Senate
- May 8, 2013Engrossed in House
- Apr 30, 2013Reported in House
- Apr 9, 2013Introduced in House
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