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Workflex in the 21st Century Act

USA117th CongressHR-4248| House 
| Updated: 6/30/2021
Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Workflex in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes a voluntary option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12 to 20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure of the employee. The plan must also provide employees that meet certain service requirements with at least one of the following flexible work options: a biweekly work program, a compressed work schedule, a remote work program, a job sharing program, flexible scheduling, or predictable scheduling. The bill also specifies various requirements for paid leave and the flexible work options.
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Timeline
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • June 30, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 30, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

Workflex in the 21st Century Act

USA117th CongressHR-4248| House 
| Updated: 6/30/2021
Workflex in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes a voluntary option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12 to 20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure of the employee. The plan must also provide employees that meet certain service requirements with at least one of the following flexible work options: a biweekly work program, a compressed work schedule, a remote work program, a job sharing program, flexible scheduling, or predictable scheduling. The bill also specifies various requirements for paid leave and the flexible work options.
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Timeline
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • June 30, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 30, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Virginia Foxx (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted