An Overview of Early Laws Increasing Access to Flexible Scheduling and Reduced Hours in the Federal Workforce

The Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act (FEFCWA) authorizes, but does not require, agencies to offer alternative work schedules to employees. FEFCWA permits employees to designate non-traditional arrival and departure times, centered around core agency hours, and to experiment with four-day workweeks or other compressed schedules. Under the law, implementation and employee utilization of alternative work schedules depends on management support and leadership

Selected Events on Workplace Flexibility in the Federal Government

Selected events on Workplace Flexibility in the federal government from the event: Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing held April 30, 2008 for Workplace Flexibility 2010

Savannah, Georgia

Highlights from Savannah, Georgia

Introduction

On December 1, 2006, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking public comments on the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The RFI was divided into three sections. Part I provided a summary and background of the FMLA, existing DOL regulations, legal challenges, and related issues. Part II described twelve specific topics about which the DOL sought comment.Part III discussed a 2000 Westat Report that estimated the number of employees and employers covered under the FMLA and the number of employees who used the FMLA. According to the DOL, over 15,000 comments were submitted in response to the RFI

Examples of State Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA) Laws

Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) alter the time and/or place that work is conducted on a regular basis -- in a manner that is as manageable and predictable as possible for both employees and employers. This document charts examples of state FWA laws

Bills Introduced in the 111th Congress Regarding Flexible Work Arrangements

Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs) alter the time and/or place that work is conducted on a regular basis -- in a manner that is as manageable and predictable as possible for both employees and employers. This document charts bills introduced in the 111th Congress regarding flexible work arrangements

Waiver of Rights

Part one of this memorandum provides a summary of questions asked and comments submitted in response to the DOL request for information ( RFI ) about waiver of FMLA rights. Part two of this memorandum contains the relevant statutory and regulatory text. Part two also lists other sources cited in the comments about this topic

Employee Turnover and Retentions

This memorandum provides a summary of questions asked in the DOL request for information ( RFI ) about employee turnover and retention and comments submitted in response to the RFI

A Timeline of the Evolution of Retirement in the United States

This document provides key highlights in the history of retirement in the United States. It provides some background on how the concept of retirement, and its legal treatment, has evolved. This time-line does not include every law related to pension and retirement plans. Rather, it emphasizes those laws that have come to shape how we view retirement, particularly the tax laws that encouraged employers to establish pension and retirement plans in the first place