A reader calls our attention to a proposed bill that would have a dramatic impact on the worplace.  We will add it to our watch list.

The "Working Families Flexibility Act" (S. 2419 / H.R. 4301), if enacted, would provide employees with an annual right to apply to his or her employer for a modification of the employee's work hours, schedule, or work location. The Act would require an employer to meet with an employee to discuss the requested modification within fourteen days. Thereafter, within fourteen days of the meeting, the employer would be required to provide the employee with a written decision regarding the requested modification. If the modification is denied, the employer would be required to state the grounds for the denial and may propose an alternative modification.

If the employee is dissatisfied with the employer’s decision, the bill would permit the employee to request reconsideration and, the bill would require: “ the employer and the employee shall hold a meeting to discuss the request for reconsideration.”

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