House Sponsors: MADIGAN,MJ-SCULLY-CROTTY-CURRIE-FEIGENHOLTZ, BUGIELSKI, MURPHY, LYONS,JOSEPH, YOUNGE, MCKEON, SMITH,MICHAEL, KENNER AND SCHAKOWSKY. Senate Sponsors: HENDON-FARLEY-O'MALLEY-SEVERNS Short description: FLEX-TIME RIGHTS ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Flex-time Rights Act. Provides that an employer of 25 or more persons must grant leave of up to a total of 24 hours during any calendar year to employees who meet specified eligibility criteria. Provides that an employer may require that not more than 4 hours of this leave be taken by an employee on any one day. Provides that no leave may be taken unless the employee has exhausted all accrued vacation leave, personal leave, and compensatory leave. Provides for: written requests for leave; compensation; posting of notices of the requirements of the Act in workplaces; administration, adoption of rules, and enforcement by the Director of Labor; civil and criminal penalties and relief; and construction of the Act in relation to other statutory provisions concerning leave. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. of Labor) As a result of this proposal the Dept. would need additional staff and funding for printing costs for a total of $109,725. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that, if an employer offers its employees personal or compensatory time of at least 3 days per year, the employer is exempt from the Act. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB 1704, as amended by H-am 1, fails to create a State mandate. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status