Schedules That Work Act

12/29/2022, 9:18 PM

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.

Congress
117
Number
S - 3642
Introduced on
2022-02-14
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/14/2022
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA 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.
Policy Areas
Labor and Employment
Potential Impact
Administrative law and regulatory procedures•
Business records•
Child care and development•
Civil actions and liability•
Congressional agencies•
Department of Labor•
Employee leave•
Employment and training programs•
Employment discrimination and employee rights•
Family relationships•
Food industry and services•
Government Accountability Office (GAO)•
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Government information and archives•
Labor standards•
Labor-management relations•
Library of Congress•
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)•
Retail and wholesale trades•
Wages and earnings•
Worker safety and health

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Latest Summary2/22/2022

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 notific...

Latest Action2/14/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.