H.R. 5656 · 116th Congress · 2019–2020
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2020
H.R. 5656 in the 116th Congress (2019–2020) was introduced on Jan 17, 2020, sponsored by Martha Roby with 16 co-sponsors.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Jan 17, 2020
- Co-sponsors
- 16
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment
What it does
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2020 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…
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Martha Roby (R-AL). Co-sponsors: 16 Republicans.
Where it stands
- IntroducedJan 17, 2020
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (Jan 17, 2020)
Other Labor and Employment bills in the 116th Congress
- S. 760: Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019
- S. 4209: Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020
- H.R. 1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- H.R. 7: Paycheck Fairness Act
- H.R. 397: Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act
- S. 892: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- H.R. 1154: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
- H.R. 1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- H.R. 2148: BE HEARD in the Workplace Act
- H.R. 2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
Committees
- Education and the Workforce Committee
More
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