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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 4, 2021
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021

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 otherwise is required; employees may accrue a maximum of 160 hours of compensatory time.

Employers are prohibited 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 must give their employees 30-days notice before discontinuing a compensatory time policy.

Employers are liable to employees for damages from violations of these requirements.

What's happening now February 4, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1980 Identical bill Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 18
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Sep 23, 2021
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jun 23, 2021
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jun 14, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 10, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 10, 2021
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 8, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 25, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 8, 2021
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 4, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 4, 2021
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 4, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 4, 2021
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 4, 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 4, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Feb 4, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 4, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 4, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 247: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-247/
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"S. 247: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-247/.
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S. 247, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-247/.
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