Schedules That Work Act
Latest action · Jul 22, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4709-4713)
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 22, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Schedules That Work Act - Grants an employee the right to request that his or her employer change the terms and conditions of employment relating to:
- the number of hours or times the employee is required to work or be on call;
- the location;
- the amount of notification he or she receives of work schedule assignments; and
- minimizing fluctuations in the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
Requires the employer, if the request is made, to engage in a timely, good faith interactive process with the employee that includes a discussion of potential schedule changes that would meet his or her needs. Outlines the process for either granting or denying a change.
Requires the employer to grant a request, unless there is a bona fide business reason for denying it, if the request is made because of the employee's serious health condition, his or her responsibilities as a caregiver, or enrollment in a career-related educational or training program, or if a part-time employee requests such a change for a reason related to a second job.
Authorizes an employer, if an employee requests a change for any other reason, to deny it for any reason that is not unlawful. Requires the employer to give the employee the reason for the denial, including whether it was a bona fide business reason.
Outlines employer requirements for paying reporting time and split shift pay and for giving advance notice of work schedules to retail, food service, or cleaning employees, except for those in bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacities.
Makes it unlawful for any employer or other person to: (1) interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise or the attempt to exercise any right of an employee specified in this Act; (2) retaliate against an individual for exercising his or her rights, or (3) interfere with proceedings or inquiries with respect to violation of an individual's rights.
Sets forth administrative enforcement procedures and civil remedies for violation of these prohibitions.
Directs the Secretary of Labor to give information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning compliance with this Act.
Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the impact of certain difficult scheduling practices on employees and employers.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any employee covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement if its terms govern work scheduling practices.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 22, 2014 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Sep 18, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 18, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Jul 22, 2014Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4708-4709)
- Jul 22, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4709-4713)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4708Text printed S4709–S4713 | Tom Harkin D-IA (text) | Jul 22, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5159 | Schedules That Work Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation, and to ensure that employers consider these requests; and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain growing low-wage occupations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Schedules That Work Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Federal officials
- Food industry and services
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Library of Congress
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2014Introduced in Senate
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