House Sponsors: FORBY-CURRY,JULIE-REITZ-FOWLER-HOFFMAN, BOLAND, BRUNSVOLD, HOLBROOK, MAUTINO, NOVAK, O'BRIEN, RYAN, SLONE, LYONS,JOSEPH, MCGUIRE, DAVIS,STEVE, ACEVEDO, HOWARD, KENNER AND SCHOENBERG. Senate Sponsors: HALVORSON 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 an employer may require that the duration of any period of leave be not less than 2 hours. 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; penalties and relief; exemption of employers that offer 3 days of personal or compensatory time per year to their employees; and construction of the Act in relation to other statutory provisions concerning leave. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) In the opinion of DCCA, HB 3280 creates a personnel mandate requiring a 100% reimbursement of the increased costs under the State Mandates Act. An estimate of the increased costs to local governments is not available. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Labor) The fiscal impact for 3 additional personnel and monies for printing costs associated with the required postings is $150,000. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status