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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4855 
To establish the Work-Life Balance Award for employers that have developed 
and implemented work-life balance policies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2010 
Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To establish the Work-Life Balance Award for employers 
that have developed and implemented work-life balance 
policies. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Work-Life Balance 
Award Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—An employer desiring consid-
eration for an Award shall submit an application to 
the Work-Life Balance Advisory Board established 
under section 4, at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as such Board may re-
quire. 
(2) REAPPLICATION.—An employer may re-
apply for an Award, regardless of whether the em-
ployer has been a previous recipient of such Award. 
(d) DISPLAY ON WEB SITE.—The Secretary shall 
make publically available on its Web site the names of 
each recipient of the Award. 
(e) PRESENTATION OF AWARD.—After receiving rec-
ommendations from the Board established under section 
4, the Secretary (or the Secretary’s designee) shall present 
annually the Award to employers that meet the criteria 
developed under section 4(b)(1). 
SEC. 4. WORK-LIFE BALANCE ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Labor a Work-Life Balance Advisory 
Board (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Board’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
(1) subject to the approval by the Secretary, 
not later than 180 days after the initial meeting de-
scribed under subsection (f)(1)(B), develop criteria 
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to determine recipients of the Award. In developing 
such criteria, such Board shall— 
(A) identify those work-life balance poli-
cies, which if properly implemented, will permit 
employees to achieve a work-life balance; 
(B) take into consideration an employer’s 
record of compliance, or noncompliance, with 
Federal and State labor laws; and 
(C) seek input from all interested parties 
to assist in making a determination of the re-
cipients of the Award, including input from 
stakeholders; 
(2) develop a process for receiving and proc-
essing applications; 
(3) recommend recipients of the Award from 
among those applications submitted to the Board in 
accordance with section 3(c); 
(4) present to the Secretary the names of the 
employers that the Board recommends as recipients 
of the Award in accordance with the criteria devel-
oped under paragraph (1); and 
(5) set an annual timetable for fulfilling the du-
ties described under this subsection. 
(c) REVISIONS.—The Board, subject to the approval 
of the Secretary, may make revisions, as appropriate, to 
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the criteria developed under subsection (b)(1) from time 
to time. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBERS AND APPOINTMENT.—Subject to 
paragraphs (2) through (5), the Board shall be com-
posed of 9 members appointed by the Secretary as 
follows: 
(A) 1 member, who shall serve as chair-
person of the Board, representing the public. 
(B) 1 member representing a State or local 
government. 
(C) 1 member representing a nonprofit em-
ployer. 
(D) 2 members representing private indus-
try or industry organizations. 
(E) 2 members representing labor organi-
zations. 
(F) 2 members representing families and 
children. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In appointing any 
member of the Board under paragraph (1) who is 
not the chairperson of such Board, the Speaker and 
the minority leader of the House of Representatives, 
and the majority and minority leader of the Senate, 
each shall submit to the Secretary recommendations 
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with the names of proposed members of the Board, 
and from such submissions the Secretary shall ap-
point the members of the Board in accordance with 
such paragraph. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not ap-
point any Member of Congress to the Board. 
(4) POLITICAL AFFILIATION.—Not more than 4 
members of the Board appointed under paragraph 
(1) may be of the same political party. 
(5) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Board 
shall be individuals with knowledge of and experi-
ence with work-life balance policies. 
(e) TERMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraphs (2) and (3), each member of the Board 
shall be appointed for 2 years and may be re-
appointed. 
(2) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As des-
ignated by the Secretary at the time of appointment, 
of the members of the Board first appointed, 4 shall 
each be appointed for a 2-year term and the remain-
der shall each be appointed for a 3-year term. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any member of the Board ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expira-
tion of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
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was appointed shall be appointed only for the re-
mainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
expiration of that member’s term until a successor 
has taken office. 
(f) OPERATIONS.— 
(1) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except for the initial 
meeting of the Board under subparagraph (B), 
the Board shall meet at the call of the Chair-
person or a majority of its members. 
(B) INITIAL MEETING.—The Board shall 
conduct its first meeting not later than 90 days 
after the appointment of all of its members. 
(2) VOTING AND RULES.—A majority of mem-
bers of the Board shall constitute a quorum to con-
duct business. The Board may establish by majority 
vote any other rules for the conduct of the business 
of the Board, if such rules are not inconsistent with 
this section or other applicable law. 
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out 
the purposes of this Act. 
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