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HR 5122 113th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Employee leave Railroads Transportation employees

Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act

Introduced: July 16, 2014 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 16, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 16, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 to consider that a railroad employee, subject to hours of service under federal law, meets the hours of service eligibility requirement under FMLA if: (1) the employee has worked for or been paid for at least 60% of the applicable total guarantee, or the equivalent, for the previous 12-month period, by the employer with respect to whom FMLA leave is requested; and (2) the employee has worked for or been paid by that employer for at least 504 hours (not counting personal commute time or time spent on vacation leave or medical or sick leave) during such period.

Defines "applicable guarantee" for an employee, as established in the applicable collective bargaining agreement or, if none exists, in the employer's policies as: (1) the minimum number of hours for which an employer has agreed to schedule a nonreserve status employee for any given period; and (2) the number of hours for which an employer has agreed to pay a reserve status employee for any given period.

What's happening now November 17, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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