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Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

USA117th CongressHR-6699| House 
| Updated: 2/9/2022
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (22)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration, Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act This bill modifies various employment, leave, and pension rules with respect to part-time workers. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that employees work a minimum number of hours during the preceding 12-month period before becoming eligible for family and medical leave. The bill also sets the maximum length of service on which employers may condition the eligibility of part-time employees for a qualified pension plan (e.g., 401(k) retirement plan). Except as required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, such service requirement may be no longer than two consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service for part-time employees who have reached the age of 21 by the end of such periods. The bill further prohibits employers of more than 15 employees from setting disparate terms of employment or working conditions for part-time employees, including with respect to compensation, notice of work hours, and promotion opportunities, among others. Additionally, the bill requires such employers to offer available, qualified part-time employees additional work hours before hiring new employees for such hours. Among other enforcement methods, employers must maintain three years of records for offers of additional hours and employee responses to such offers. The bill also provides a private right of action for employees to enforce the nondiscrimination requirements of this bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5991
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3641
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5991
    Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020


  • February 9, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 9, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 14, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3641
    Introduced in Senate

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 117-3641: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

USA117th CongressHR-6699| House 
| Updated: 2/9/2022
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act This bill modifies various employment, leave, and pension rules with respect to part-time workers. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that employees work a minimum number of hours during the preceding 12-month period before becoming eligible for family and medical leave. The bill also sets the maximum length of service on which employers may condition the eligibility of part-time employees for a qualified pension plan (e.g., 401(k) retirement plan). Except as required by an applicable collective bargaining agreement, such service requirement may be no longer than two consecutive 12-month periods of at least 500 hours of service for part-time employees who have reached the age of 21 by the end of such periods. The bill further prohibits employers of more than 15 employees from setting disparate terms of employment or working conditions for part-time employees, including with respect to compensation, notice of work hours, and promotion opportunities, among others. Additionally, the bill requires such employers to offer available, qualified part-time employees additional work hours before hiring new employees for such hours. Among other enforcement methods, employers must maintain three years of records for offers of additional hours and employee responses to such offers. The bill also provides a private right of action for employees to enforce the nondiscrimination requirements of this bill.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5991
Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-3641
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5991
    Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2020


  • February 9, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 9, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 14, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-3641
    Introduced in Senate
Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (22)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mondaire Jones (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration, Ways and Means Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • S 117-3641: Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted