H.R. 4219 · 115th Congress
Workflex in the 21st Century Act
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This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 2, 2017
Workflex in the 21st Century Act
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits.
A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12-20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure of the employee.
The plan must also provide employees that meet certain service requirements with at least one of the following flexible work options:
- a biweekly work program,
- a compressed work schedule,
- a telework program,
- a job sharing program,
- flexible scheduling, or
- predictable scheduling.
The bill also specifies various requirements for paid leave and the flexible work options.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Workflex in the 21st Century Act
Latest action (Jul 24, 2018): Committee Hearings Held.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 2, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.