Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit employers from soliciting employees to take compensatory time; require the Secretary of Labor to define what constitutes an employee decision to accept it; prohibit employers from offering compensatory time unless the employer offers all employees 24 hours of leave that may be used for family, educational activities or medical care; prohibit compensatory time to employees who work less than 35 hours per week, work less than 12 months, are seasonal, or are employed in the construction, agricultural, garment, or any industry designated by the Secretary of Labor; provide that an employer may not deny compensatory time where the leave is protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act; limit the maximum hours accrued to 80 hours annually; specify that employers may not condition benefits or availability of overtime upon an employee's decision to accept, reject, or use compensatory time; and create a commission on workplace flexibility.

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Amendment Number
19
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to prohibit employers from soliciting employees to take compensatory time; require the Secretary of Labor to define what constitutes an employee decision to accept it; prohibit employers from offering compensatory time unless the employer offers all employees 24 hours of leave that may be used for family, educational activities or medical care; prohibit compensatory time to employees who work less than 35 hours per week, work less than 12 months, are seasonal, or are employed in the construction, agricultural, garment, or any industry designated by the Secretary of Labor; provide that an employer may not deny compensatory time where the leave is protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act; limit the maximum hours accrued to 80 hours annually; specify that employers may not condition benefits or availability of overtime upon an employee's decision to accept, reject, or use compensatory time; and create a commission on workplace flexibility.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute to prohibit employers from directly or indirectly soliciting employees to take comp. time; require the Secretary of Labor to define what consitutes a knowing decision by the employee to accept comp. time; prohibits employers from offering comp. time, unless the employer provides all employees 24 hours of leave that may be used for family leave; prohibit offering comp. time for employees working less than 35 hours per week or employees working in construction, agriculture, or garment industries; limits the amount of comp. time an employee can accrue to a maximum of 80 hours annually. The amendment would specifically prohibit employers from conditioning employment benefits or availability of overtime upon an employees decision to accept or reject comp. time.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 19, 1997
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Miller (CA) amendment (A004) as modified Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 237 (Roll no. 58).
Latest Action Time
17:03:54
Submitted Date
Mar 19, 1997
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 19 — Informed