Family Time and Workplace Flexibility Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide to private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off, b… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide to private sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-half compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and flexible credit hour programs as Federal employees currently enjoy to help balance the demands and needs for work and family, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1999-2002)
Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to grant third priority (allowed unsecured claims for wages, salaries, or commissions) in bankruptcy proceedings to claims relating to compensatory time off.
Amends the Congressional Accountability Act to provide congressional employees with such options for compensatory time, biweekly work, and flexible credit hours programs.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 317: Family Time and Workplace Flexibility Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-317/
"S. 317: Family Time and Workplace Flexibility Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-317/.
S. 317, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-317/.
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