,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ac1 #bjac 
,ms4 ,schakowsky introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committees on ,ways and ,means1 ,house 
,administration1 and ,oversight and     
,government ,reform1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to extend protections to    
part-time workers in the areas of       
employer-provided health insurance1     
family and medical leave1 and pension   
plans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,part-,time ,worker     
,bill of ,rights ,act of #bjac4  #b4    
,extension of employer health insurance 
coverage mandate to part-time employees 
7a7 ,large employers not offering health
 coverage  7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 

7a7 of section #dihj;,h of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--   
7,a7 by striking full-time employees in 
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting employees1 
7,b7 by striking full-time employee in  
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting employee1  
and  7,c7 by striking hereby imposed on 
the employer and all that follows and   
inserting hereby imposed on the         
employer1 with respect to each employee 
employed by the employer during such    
month1 an assessable payment equal to   
the applicable payment amount with      
respect to such employee44  7#b7        
,proration of applicable payment amount 
for part-time employees ,paragraph 7#a7 
of section #dihj;,h7c7 of such ,code is 
amended to read as follows3  7#a7       
,applicable payment amount ,the term    
applicable payment amount means1 with   
respect to any employee for any month-- 
7,a7 in the case of a full-time         
employee1 #a_/ab of #b1jjj1 and  7,b7 in
 the case of any other employee1 the    
amount which bears the same ratio to the

 amount determined under subparagraph   
7,a7 as--  7i7 the average hours of     
service per week of such employee for   
such month1 bears to  7ii7 #cj4  4  7b7 
,large employers offering coverage with 
employees who qualify for premium tax   
credits or cost-,sharing reductions     
7#a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 of     
section #dihj;,h7b7 of such ,code is    
amended--  7,a7 by striking full-time   
employees each place it appears in      
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 and         
inserting employees1 and  7,b7 by       
striking hereby imposed on the employer 
and all that follows and inserting      
hereby imposed on the employer1 with    
respect to each employee described in   
subparagraph 7,b7 for such month1 an    
assessable payment equal to #a_/ab of   
#c1jjj44  7#b7 ,proration for part-time 
employees ,subsection 7b7 of section    
#dihj;,h of such ,code is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,proration for         
part-time employees ,in the case of any 

employee other than a full-time         
employee1 paragraph 7#a7 shall be       
applied by substituting for #c1jjj the  
dollar amount which bears the same ratio
 to #c1jjj as--  7,a7 the average hours 
of service per week of such employee for
 the month with respect to which such   
paragraph applies1 bears to  7,b7 #cj4  
4  7#c7 ,application of overall         
limitation ,paragraph 7#b7 of section   
#dihj;,h7b7 of such ,code is amended to 
read as follows3  7#b7 ,overall         
limitation ,the aggregate amount of tax 
determined under paragraph 7#a7 with    
respect to any applicable large employer
 for any month shall not exceed the     
aggregate amount of tax which would have
 been determined under subsection 7a7   
with respect to such employer for such  
month if such employer were described in
 subsection 7a77#a74  4  7c7            
,application of hours of service rules  
,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#dihj;,h7c77#d7 of such ,code is amended
 by striking for the application of this

 paragraph to and inserting with respect
 to4  7d7 ,effective date ,the          
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to months beginning after         
,december #ca1 #bjac4  #c4 ,elimination 
of hours of service requirement for     
,,fmla leave  7a7 ,amendment ,section   
#aja7b77;,a7 of the ,family and ,medical
 ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfaa7b77;,a77 is amended to read as    
follows3  7,a7 ,in general ,the term    
eligible employee means an employee who 
has been employed1 either as a full-time
 or part-time employee1 for at least #ab
 months by the employer with respect to 
whom leave is requested under section   
#ajb4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect beginning on the date that  
is one year after the date of enactment 
of this ,act4  #d4 ,treatment of        
employees working at less than full-time
 under participation1 vesting1 and      
accrual rules governing pension plans   
7a7 ,participation rules  7#a7 ,in      

general ,section #bjb7;a77#c7 of the    
,employee ,retirement ,income ,security 
,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajeb7;a77#c77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,e7 7i7 ,for purposes of this          
paragraph1 in the case of any employee  
who1 as of the beginning of the         
#ab-month period referred to in         
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,i7 has           
customarily completed #ejj or more hours
 of service per year but less than      
#a1jjj hours of service per year1 or    
7,,ii7 is employed in a type of position
 in which employment customarily        
constitutes #ejj or more hours of       
service per year but less than #a1jjj   
hours of service per year1  completion  
of #ejj hours of service within such    
period shall be treated as completion of
 #a1jjj hours of service4  7ii7 ,for    
purposes of this subparagraph1 the      
extent to which employment in any type  
of position customarily constitutes less
 than #a1jjj hours of service per year  

shall be determined with respect to each
 pension plan in accordance with such   
regulations as the ,secretary may       
prescribe providing for consideration of
 facts and circumstances peculiar to the
 work-force constituting the            
participants in such plan4  4  7#b7     
,conforming amendment ,section          
#bjd7;b77#a77;,e7 of such ,act 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajed7;b77#a77;,e77 is amended
 by striking section #bjb7;a77#c77;,a7  
and inserting subparagraphs 7,a7 and    
7,e7 of section #bjb7;a77#c74  7b7      
,vesting rules  7#a7 ,in general        
,section #bjc7;b77#b7 of such ,act 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajec7;b77#b77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,e7 7i7 ,for purposes of
 this paragraph1 in the case of any     
employee who1 as of the beginning of the
 period designated by the plan pursuant 
to subparagraph 7,a7--  7,i7 has        
customarily completed #ejj or more hours
 of service per year but less than      
#a1jjj hours of service per year1 or    

7,,ii7 is employed in a type of position
 in which employment customarily        
constitutes #ejj or more hours of       
service per year but less than #a1jjj   
hours of service per year1  completion  
of #ejj hours of service within such    
period shall be treated as completion of
 #a1jjj hours of service4  7ii7 ,for    
purposes of this subparagraph1 the      
extent to which employment in any type  
of position customarily constitutes less
 than #a1jjj hours of service per year  
shall be determined with respect to each
 pension plan in accordance with such   
regulations as the ,secretary may       
prescribe providing for consideration of
 facts and circumstances peculiar to the
 work-force constituting the            
participants in such plan4  4  7#b7     
#a-year breaks in service ,section      
#bjc7;b77#c7 of such ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajec7;b77#c77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,f7 7i7 ,for purposes of this          
paragraph1 in the case of any employee  

who1 as of the beginning of the period  
designated by the plan pursuant to      
subparagraph 7,a7--  7,i7 has           
customarily completed #ejj or more hours
 of service per year but less than      
#a1jjj hours of service per year1 or    
7,,ii7 is employed in a type of position
 in which employment customarily        
constitutes #ejj or more hours of       
service per year but less than #a1jjj   
hours of service per year1  completion  
of #bej hours of service within such    
period shall be treated as completion of
 #ejj hours of service4  7ii7 ,for      
purposes of this subparagraph1 the      
extent to which employment in any type  
of position customarily constitutes less
 than #a1jjj hours of service per year  
shall be determined with respect to each
 pension plan in accordance with such   
regulations as the ,secretary may       
prescribe providing for consideration of
 facts and circumstances peculiar to the
 work-force constituting the            
participants in such plan4  4  7c7      

,accrual rules ,section                 
#bjd7;b77#d77;,c7 of such ,act 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajed7;b77#d77;,c77 is        
amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7i7 after  
7,c72 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the
 following new clauses3  7ii7 ,for      
purposes of this subparagraph1 in the   
case of any employee who1 as of the     
beginning of the period designated by   
the plan pursuant to clause 7i7--  7,i7 
has customarily completed #ejj or more  
hours of service per year but less than 
#a1jjj hours of service per year1 or    
7,,ii7 is employed in a type of position
 in which employment customarily        
constitutes #ejj or more hours of       
service per year but less than #a1jjj   
hours of service per year1  completion  
of #ejj hours of service within such    
period shall be treated as completion of
 #a1jjj hours of service4  7iii7 ,for   
purposes of clause 7ii71 the extent to  
which employment in any type of position
 customarily constitutes less than      
#a1jjj hours of service per year shall  

be determined with respect to each      
pension plan in accordance with such    
regulations as the ,secretary may       
prescribe providing for consideration of
 facts and circumstances peculiar to the
 work-force constituting the            
participants in such plan4  4  7d7      
,effective dates  7#a7 ,in general      
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
the amendments made by this section     
shall apply with respect to plan years  
beginning on or after the date that is  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7#b7 ,special rule for  
collectively bargained plans ,in the    
case of a plan maintained pursuant to #a
 or more collective bargaining          
agreements between employee             
representatives and #a or more employers
 ratified on or before the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 the amendments  
made by this section shall not apply to 
plan years beginning before the later   
of--  7,a7 the earlier of--  7i7 the    
date on which the last of the collective

 bargaining agreements relating to the  
plan terminates 7determined without     
regard to any extension thereof agreed  
to after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act72 or  7ii7 the date that is #c
 years after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act2 or  7,b7 the date that is 
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  ,for purposes of         
subparagraph 7,a71 any plan amendment   
made pursuant to a collective bargaining
 agreement relating to the plan which   
amends the plan solely to conform to any
 requirement added by this section shall
 not be treated as a termination of such
 collective bargaining agreement4