HR 4248 United States House · 117th Congress

Workflex in the 21st Century Act

Summary
Workflex in the 21st Century Act This bill establishes a voluntary 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 to 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 remote work program, a job sharing program, flexible scheduling, or predictable scheduling. The bill also specifies various requirements for paid leave and the flexible work options.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jun 2021
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Introduced Jun 30, 2021 Last action Jun 30, 2021
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Jun 30, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Jun 30, 2021
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