Family-Friendly Workplace Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.

5/13/2008--Introduced.
Family-Friendly Workplace Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees, at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. Prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory time. Requires an employee's employer to provide monetary compensation, after the end of a calendar year, for any unused compensatory time off accrued during the preceding year. Requires an employer to give employees 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time off. Prohibits an employer from intimidating, threatening, or coercing an employee in order to:
(1) interfere with the employee's right to request or not to request compensatory time off in lieu of payment of monetary overtime compensation; or
(2) require an employee to use such compensatory time. Makes an employer who violates such requirements liable to the affected employee in the amount of the compensation rate for each hour of compensatory time accrued, plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, reduced for each hour of compensatory time used.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
• and 20 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
  • Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
  • Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Deborah Pryce [R, OH-15]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.6025

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May 13, 2008

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• May 13, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• May 13, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E897-898)
• Introduced on May 13, 2008.

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May 29, 2008 Republican House members introduce comp-time measure

Under HR 6025, employees who have worked at least 1000 hours for the employer during a continuous 12-month period would be given the chance to voluntarily ...

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July 24, 2008 Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 1338) Passes Out of House Committee

McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) mirroring her proposed Family-Friendly Workplace Act (HR 6025), and an amendment proposed by Rep. McKeon (R-CA) requiring a study on how rising energy costs exacerbate the impact of wage disparities for American ...

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July 03, 2008 Declaring Independence: For Comp Time, It’s Past Time

A recently proposed bill, HR 6025, would allow such flexibility and alternatives to the 40-hour work week for parents with children and caregivers for the elderly. It could shift the private sector toward greater use of compensatory ...

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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.

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