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HR 4219 115th Congress House

Workflex in the 21st Century Act

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to include a voluntary option for qualified flexible workplace arrangements.

Introduced: November 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFederal preemption
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Labor-management relationsState and local government operationsTemporary and part-time employment
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 24, 2018
Committee Hearings Held.
Nov 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 2, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2018

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Workflex in the 21st Century Act

This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex 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 12-20 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 telework 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Byrne, Bradley
· Dec 13, 2017
Mitchell, Paul
· Dec 13, 2017
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Nov 2, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4219: Workflex in the 21st Century Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4219/
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"H.R. 4219: Workflex in the 21st Century Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4219/.
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H.R. 4219, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4219/.
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