HB5563: Schedules That Work Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
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.
Plain-language summary
The Schedules That Work Act would let workers request changes to their work schedules without fear of being punished by their employers. Employers would be required to consider these requests fairly. The bill would also require employers in certain industries with a history of unpredictable scheduling to provide more stable and predictable work schedules. The bill is currently in the introduction stage in Congress, meaning it has been formally submitted but not yet assigned to a for review.
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HB5563: Schedules That Work Act
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Sponsors
Rosa DeLauro
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (39)
Janice Schakowsky
Eleanor Norton
Barbara Lee
Nikki Budzinski
Danny Davis