Schedules That Work Act
Latest action · Feb 14, 2022 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Schedules That Work Act
This bill provides employees with the right to request changes to their work schedules related to the number of hours they are required to work or be on call, the location of the work, the amount of notification about work schedule assignments, and fluctuations in work hours.
Employers must negotiate in good faith with employees who make such requests and comply with certain work schedule notice and split shift pay requirements for retail, food service, cleaning, hospitality, or warehouse employees.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 14, 2022 |
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 Feb 14, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2851 | Schedules That Work Act | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 19, 2023 |
| HR 6670 | Schedules That Work Act | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
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 occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Schedules That Work Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Child care and development
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional agencies
- Department of Labor
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Family relationships
- Food industry and services
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Library of Congress
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2022Introduced in Senate
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