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HR 4219 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensions Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal preemption Labor-management relations State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment

Workflex in the 21st Century Act

Introduced: November 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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.

What's happening now July 24, 2018

Committee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1