Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 29, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 22, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015
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 to report to Congress every three years 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.
Cosponsors 157
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2015 to Sep 28, 2016, with 49 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jan 22, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 233 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jan 22, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2015Introduced in House
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