Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 2870

119th Congress

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

Introduced:Feb 12, 2026

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Summary

This bill would allow private-sector employees to choose compensatory time off (comp time) instead of overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. Currently, most private-sector workers must receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half rates, while this bill would give them the option to bank those extra hours as paid time off to use later.

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

Introduced2/12/2026

StatusPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025

This bill would allow private-sector employees to choose compensatory time off (comp time) instead of overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. Currently, most private-sector workers must receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half rates, while this

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This bill would allow private-sector employees to choose compensatory time off (comp time) instead of overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. Currently, most private-sector workers must receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half rates, while this bill would give them the option to bank those extra hours as paid time off to use later.

Bill Number: 2870
Introduced: 2/12/2026
Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.

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Title: Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2870
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
Introduced: 2/12/2026
Summary: This bill would allow private-sector employees to choose compensatory time off (comp time) instead of overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. Currently, most private-sector workers must receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half rates, while this bill would give them the option to bank

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would allow private-sector employees to choose compensatory time off (comp time) instead of overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. Currently, most private-sector workers must receive overtime pay at time-and-a-half rates, while this bill would give them the option to bank those extra hours as paid time off to use later.

Last updated: 3/1/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill would permit private-sector employers to offer compensatory time off as an alternative to overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40 in a week.
Employees would need to voluntarily agree to receive comp time instead of overtime wages.
Compensatory time would accrue at the same time-and-a-half rate as overtime pay (1.5 hours off for each overtime hour worked).
This flexibility currently exists for many public-sector government employees but not for most private-sector workers.
Employees could typically cash out unused comp time at the end of the year or when leaving their job.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would affect private-sector hourly workers and their employers across the country. Workers would gain more flexibility to balance work schedules and personal time, while employers could potentially reduce immediate payroll costs. The change would be voluntary, meaning employees could still choose traditional overtime pay if they prefer immediate compensation over future time off.

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2870, 119th Congress (2026). "Working Families Flexibility Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-hr-2870

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