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HAMDT 19 (105th)

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to prohibit employers from directly or indirectly soliciting employees to take comp. time; require the Secretary of Labor to define what consitutes a knowing decision by the employee to accept comp. time; prohibits employers from offering comp. time, unless the employer provides all employees 24 hours of leave that may be used for family leave; prohibit offering comp. time for employees working less than 35 hours per week or employees working in construction, agriculture, or garment industries; limits the amount of comp. time an employee can accrue to a maximum of 80 hours annually. The amendment would specifically prohibit employers from conditioning employment benefits or availability of overtime upon an employees decision to accept or reject comp. time.

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