3.0.0 997 2023-01-11T13:36:21Z 2023-01-11T13:36:21Z Senate S 2017-05-01 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-01T21:00:50Z Flexibility for Working Families Act 115 2271 HR 2017-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2017-05-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2017-05-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N Labor and Employment Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Congressional agencies Congressional officers and employees Department of Labor Employment discrimination and employee rights Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Judicial review and appeals Labor standards Labor-management relations Library of Congress State and local government operations Labor and Employment 00 2017-05-01 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-19T18:52:02Z Flexibility for Working Families Act

This bill allows an employee to request from an employer a temporary or permanent 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 be on call for work, (3) where the employee is required to work, or (4) the amount of notification the employee receives of work schedule assignments. The bill sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests.

The bill prohibits an employer from interfering with any rights provided to an employee under this bill. An employee may file a complaint with the Department of Labor for any violations of such rights. Labor shall investigate and attempt to resolve such complaints and may issue orders making determinations and assessing civil fines or awarding relief for alleged violations. The bill provides for judicial review of such orders, including in federal courts of appeal.

Labor and certain federal agencies and offices shall provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding compliance with this bill.

The Wage and Hour Division of Labor must issue guidance on compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act that provides for a flexible work environment through changes in employee terms and conditions of employment as provided in this bill.

The requirements of this bill are applicable to certain classes of employees, including employees of the Government Accountability Office and the Library of Congress.

]]> Flexibility for Working Families Act Display Title Flexibility for Working Families 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 IS Short Titles as Introduced Flexibility for Working Families Act Introduced in Senate 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s997is/xml/BILLS-115s997is.xml 2017-05-01 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.