114-hr-3071114th Congress

Schedules That Work Act

Sponsored By: Representative DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

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Summary

Schedules That Work Act Grants an employee the right to request that his or her employer change the terms and conditions of employment relating to: the number of hours or times the employee is required to work or be on call; the location; the amount of notification he or she receives of work schedule assignments; and minimizing fluctuations in the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Requires the employer, if the request is made, to engage in a timely, good faith interactive process with the employee that includes a discussion of potential schedule changes that would meet his or her needs. Outlines the process for either granting or denying a change. Requires the employer to grant a request, unless there is a bona fide business reason for denying it, if the request is made because of the employee's serious health condition, his or her responsibilities as a caregiver, or enrollment in a career-related educational or training program, or if a part-time employee requests such a change for a reason related to a second job.++_ Authorizes an employer, if an employee requests a change for any other reason, to deny it for any reason that is not unlawful. Requires the employer to give the employee the reason for the denial, including whether it was a bona fide business reason. Outlines employer requirements for paying reporting time and split shift pay and for giving advance notice of work schedules to retail, food service, or cleaning employees, or the Department of Labor's (DOL) designated employees, except for those in bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacities. Makes it unlawful for any employer or other person to: (1) interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise or the attempt to exercise any right of an employee specified in this Act; (2) retaliate against an individual for exercising his or her rights, or (3) interfere with proceedings or inquiries with respect to violation of an individual's rights. Sets forth administrative enforcement procedures and civil remedies for violation of these prohibitions. Directs DOL to give information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning compliance with this Act. Directs DOL, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Bureau of the Census to: (1) include in the Current Population Survey questions on, among other things, the amount of fluctuation in the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis; and (2) conduct at regular intervals the Contingent Worker Supplement, the Work Schedules and Work at Home Supplement, and other relevant supplements to the Current Population Survey. Makes this Act inapplicable to any employee covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement if its terms govern work scheduling practices.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

CT • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
GENE GREEN
TX • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
XAVIER BECERRA
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/23/2015
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/23/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/4/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 9/16/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/7/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/8/2016
CORRINE BROWN
FL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/9/2016
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/11/2016
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/25/2016
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/26/2016
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/29/2016
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
LORETTA SANCHEZ
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/29/2016
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/10/2016
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/22/2016
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/11/2016
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2016
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 7/1/2016
RUBEN HINOJOSA
TX • D
Sponsored 7/14/2016
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/14/2016

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