Use It or Choose It Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6467
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-12-07
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Use It or Choose It Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill allows an individual, when moving from one position (i.e., any form of compensated employment, including part-time employment and independent contracting) within the workforce to another, to elect to retain any benefits (i.e., health care-related benefits, workers compensation, life insurance, family and medical leave, and annual, sick, paternity, or maternity leave) earned when occupying such position.</p> <p>The bill requires contractual providers of such benefits to extend them on the same terms and conditions as those provided to employees in the former position, or those similarly situated. Employers accruing funds or reserves corresponding to leave or other benefits shall transfer such funds or reserves to new employers upon request.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6467 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 7, 2016 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide that individuals may elect to retain work-related benefits when moving throughout the workforce, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Use It or Choose It Act of 2016 . 2. Election to retain work benefits (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual, when moving from one position within the workforce to another, may elect to retain any benefits earned when occupying such position. (b) Application Contractual providers of such benefits shall extend the provisions of such benefits or the same terms and conditions as those provided to employees in the former position, or those similarly situated. Employers accruing funds or reserves corresponding to leave or other benefits shall transfer such funds or reserves to new employers upon request. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term benefit includes health care-related benefits, workers compensation, life insurance, family and medical leave, and annual, sick, paternity, or maternity leave; and (2) the term position includes any form of compensated employment, including part-time employment and independent contracting.