3.0.0 2419 2023-01-11T13:15:26Z 2023-01-11T13:15:26Z Senate S S 2007-12-06 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-12-06T17:17:47Z Working Families Flexibility Act 110 4301 HR 2008-02-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Identical bill House 2007-12-06 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-12-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14849-14850) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-12-06 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-12-06 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-12-06 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-03-04 False Labor and Employment Administrative remedies Arts, Culture, Religion Congress Congressional agencies Congressional employees Employee rights Federal employees Federal libraries Fines (Penalties) Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Hours of labor Judicial review Law Library of Congress Labor and Employment 00 2007-12-06 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-11T19:05:15Z Working Families Flexibility Act - Authorizes an employee to request from an employer a change in the terms or conditions of the employee's employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work; (2) the times when the employee is required to work; or (3) where the employee is required to work. Sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests.

Makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with any rights provided to an employee under this Act. Authorizes an employee to file a complaint with the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor for any violations of such rights. Provides for the investigation and assessment of civil penalties or the award of relief for alleged violations, including the review in federal courts of appeal of orders of the Administrator.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to carry out a research, education, and technical assistance program for employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding compliance with this Act.

Applies the requirements of this Act to certain classes of employees, including employees of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Library of Congress.

]]> Working Families Flexibility Act Display Title Working Families Flexibility Act Short Titles as Introduced Working Families Flexibility Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2419is/xml/BILLS-110s2419is.xml 2007-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.