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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1043| Senate 
| Updated: 4/4/2019
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (33)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 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 is required, prohibits an employee from accruing more that 160 hours of compensatory time, requires an employer to give their employees a 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time, prohibits an employer 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 imposes penalties on employers who violate the compensatory time requirements set forth by this bill.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5656
Introduced in House
  • April 4, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 4, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • January 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5656
    Introduced in House

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5656: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2020
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsWages and earnings

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1043| Senate 
| Updated: 4/4/2019
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 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 is required, prohibits an employee from accruing more that 160 hours of compensatory time, requires an employer to give their employees a 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time, prohibits an employer 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 imposes penalties on employers who violate the compensatory time requirements set forth by this bill.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5656
Introduced in House
  • April 4, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 4, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • January 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5656
    Introduced in House
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (33)
Mike Braun (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Michael B. Enzi (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5656: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsWages and earnings