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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1158| Senate 
| Updated: 3/26/2025
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow private sector employees to receive compensatory time off in lieu of monetary overtime compensation. For every hour of overtime worked, an employee may accrue one and a half hours of compensatory time. This option is available only if there is a voluntary agreement , either through a collective bargaining agreement or a written, verifiable agreement between the employer and employee made before the work is performed, and not as a condition of employment. Employees must also have worked at least 1,000 hours for the employer in the preceding 12 months to be eligible. Employees may accrue a maximum of 160 hours of compensatory time . Employers must provide monetary compensation for any unused compensatory time from the previous year by January 31st, or within 31 days of a designated 12-month period. An employer may also pay out compensatory time exceeding 80 hours with 30 days' notice, and employees can request a payout of their accrued time at any point, which the employer must fulfill within 30 days. The bill prohibits employers from intimidating, threatening, or coercing employees regarding their choice to request or not request compensatory time, or to use it. Upon termination of employment, employees must be paid for any unused compensatory time at a rate not less than the higher of their regular rate when the time was earned or their final regular rate. Employees who have accrued compensatory time must be permitted to use it within a reasonable period after requesting it, provided it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations. The Secretary of Labor is directed to update FLSA notice materials to reflect these changes. Additionally, the Comptroller General will submit annual reports for four years, assessing the extent of compensatory time usage, complaints, and enforcement actions. This Act, including its amendments, will expire five years after its enactment.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1043
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-247
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4710
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2024
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 12, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2870
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1043
    Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-247
    Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4710
    Working Families Flexibility Act of 2024


  • March 26, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 12, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2870
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2870: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsWages and earnings

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1158| Senate 
| Updated: 3/26/2025
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow private sector employees to receive compensatory time off in lieu of monetary overtime compensation. For every hour of overtime worked, an employee may accrue one and a half hours of compensatory time. This option is available only if there is a voluntary agreement , either through a collective bargaining agreement or a written, verifiable agreement between the employer and employee made before the work is performed, and not as a condition of employment. Employees must also have worked at least 1,000 hours for the employer in the preceding 12 months to be eligible. Employees may accrue a maximum of 160 hours of compensatory time . Employers must provide monetary compensation for any unused compensatory time from the previous year by January 31st, or within 31 days of a designated 12-month period. An employer may also pay out compensatory time exceeding 80 hours with 30 days' notice, and employees can request a payout of their accrued time at any point, which the employer must fulfill within 30 days. The bill prohibits employers from intimidating, threatening, or coercing employees regarding their choice to request or not request compensatory time, or to use it. Upon termination of employment, employees must be paid for any unused compensatory time at a rate not less than the higher of their regular rate when the time was earned or their final regular rate. Employees who have accrued compensatory time must be permitted to use it within a reasonable period after requesting it, provided it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations. The Secretary of Labor is directed to update FLSA notice materials to reflect these changes. Additionally, the Comptroller General will submit annual reports for four years, assessing the extent of compensatory time usage, complaints, and enforcement actions. This Act, including its amendments, will expire five years after its enactment.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1043
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-247
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-4710
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2024
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 12, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2870
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1043
    Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-247
    Working Families Flexibility Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-4710
    Working Families Flexibility Act of 2024


  • March 26, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 26, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 12, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2870
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (5)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2870: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsGovernment studies and investigationsLabor-management relationsLabor standardsWages and earnings