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S. 1043 116th Congress Senate

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.

Introduced: April 4, 2019 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 4, 2019
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 Latest action April 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019

This bill revises requirements for the receipt of compensatory time off for private sector employees.

Specifically, the bill

  • authorizes private employers to provide compensatory time off to their employees at a rate of one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required,
  • prohibits an employee from accruing more that 160 hours of compensatory time,
  • requires an employer to give their employees a 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time,
  • prohibits an employer from interfering with an employee's right to or not request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of overtime compensation or from requiring an employee to use such compensatory time, and
  • imposes penalties on employers who violate the compensatory time requirements set forth by this bill.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5656 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Republican 22
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 11, 2019
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 4, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 4, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 4, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 4, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 4, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Apr 4, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 4, 2019
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 4, 2019
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 4, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 4, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Apr 4, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Apr 4, 2019
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2019
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Apr 4, 2019
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Apr 4, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Apr 4, 2019
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 4, 2019
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 4, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Apr 4, 2019
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Apr 4, 2019
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 4, 2019
Toomey, Patrick
· Apr 4, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1043: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1043/
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