Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act

House Bill

H.R. 2270

119th Congress

Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.

Introduced:Dec 18, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Messmer

R - IN

Cosponsors

8

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Labor and Employment

Summary

This bill lets employers provide childcare and eldercare benefits to workers without those benefits counting toward overtime pay calculations. Currently, if an employer pays for an employee's daycare or provides on-site childcare, that value must be included when calculating the employee's "regular rate" for overtime purposes, which can create disincentives for employers to offer these benefits.

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill lets employers provide childcare and eldercare benefits to workers without those benefits counting toward overtime pay calculations. Currently, if an employer pays for an employee's daycare or provides on-site childcare, that value must be included when calculating the employee's "regular rate" for overtime purposes, which can create disincentives for employers to offer these benefits.

Last updated: 12/26/2025

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Excludes child and dependent care payments/reimbursements from overtime rate calculations
Also excludes value of employer-provided childcare services (like on-site daycare)
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to add these exclusions
Removes a disincentive that currently discourages employer-provided care benefits
Has passed committee and is on the House Union Calendar

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Working parents and caregivers could benefit if more employers offer childcare or eldercare benefits as a result. Employers who want to provide care benefits gain flexibility to do so without increasing overtime liabilities. Hourly workers who receive overtime pay would not see their overtime rates change based on care benefits. This could encourage more employer-sponsored childcare programs. Small businesses may be more willing to offer care benefits under simpler rules.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Labor and Employment

Related Subjects

Child care and development

Family services

Labor standards

Wages and earnings

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2270, 119th Congress (2025). "Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-hr-2270