HR5578-118

Introduced

To extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H5AC482E9BFDB446BB99FDA4DCAB6BE2D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act.
  • Section H33C696715D0D4AE080986F287FBC2E41: 2. Table of contents The table of contents is as follows:
  • Section HE858249A0A2F4B2AA59EA47F7637311A: 101. Elimination of hours of service requirement for FMLA leave Section 101(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A)) is amended...
  • Section H5241D35FB3EA48A094306AFFB7B2C6AA: 201. Definitions In this title: The term employ has the meaning given the term in section 3(g) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(g)). The...
  • Section HBCFA0E1C372E4874A0AD7C7E78DDA461: 202. Elimination of discrimination on the basis of hours worked An employer shall not discriminate against an employee on the basis that such employee is...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of family and medical leave and to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies:
workers, employers, and labor regulators:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 19, 2023

Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Bowman, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

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