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S. 3642 117th Congress Senate

Schedules That Work Act

Official title: A bill to permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2022 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 14, 2022
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 Latest action February 14, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Schedules That Work Act

This bill provides employees with the right to request changes to their work schedules related to the number of hours they are required to work or be on call, the location of the work, the amount of notification about work schedule assignments, and fluctuations in work hours.

Employers must negotiate in good faith with employees who make such requests and comply with certain work schedule notice and split shift pay requirements for retail, food service, cleaning, hospitality, or warehouse employees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6670 Identical bill Schedules That Work Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2022
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 14, 2022
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2022
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 14, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2022
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 14, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2022
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 14, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Feb 14, 2022
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 14, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 14, 2022
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 14, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 14, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 14, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3642: Schedules That Work Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3642/
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"S. 3642: Schedules That Work Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3642/.
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S. 3642, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3642/.
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