HR 5853 · 97th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Federal Employees Voluntary Reduced Worktime Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Favorable Executive Comment Received From GAO.(1982-09-20)
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Federal Employees Voluntary Reduced Worktime Act - Requires each executive agency to establish a voluntary reduced worktime program. Directs each agency, not more than 90 or less than 30 days before a proposed reduction in force takes effect, to notify each employee competing for job retention of: (1) the specific action to be taken with respect to that employee; (2) the purpose of the reduction in force; (3) the area of the agency affected and other information used to determine the employee's standing in the competition for retention; (4) the availability of the regulations and records pertaining to the employee; (5) the reasons for any exceptions to the general release order; (6) the employee's right to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board; (7) the availability and terms and conditions of the voluntary reduced worktime program; and (8) the extent of the reduction in force without such program. Directs each agency, upon providing such notice, to survey competing employees to determine: (1) the interest in participating in a voluntary reduced worktime program; and (2) the amount of time by which employees are willing to have their worktime reduced. Requires that competing …
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Cosponsors (20)
17 Democrats3 Republicans