That's not much of an impact. Congress has a better idea to enable working parents to spend more time with their kids and better manage child care. Under current law, hourly workers must be paid one and a half times their hourly wage for every hour over 40 they work during a week. Additionally, the bill allows hourly employees to work compressed work weeks. Federal employees have enjoyed similar options since 1978.
Participation is completely voluntary.
This bill does not take away any rights. It expands options. And that is what a majority of workers say they want. A 1994 U.S. Department of Labor report found that the number-one concern for 66 percent of working women with children under the age of 18 is the difficulty of balancing work and family. This bill will help address that concern.