Loading…
H.R. 2270119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jan 13, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act
Introduced:
Read the official bill on Congress.govThe plain-language version leads. The official text is always the reference.
Employers could offer child or elder care benefits without those benefits raising workers' overtime pay rate.
40-second read · 4 questions answered below
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to let employers exclude the value of child care and dependent (elder) care benefits from the "regular rate" used to calculate overtime pay. Currently, such benefits must be included in that calculation, which can raise overtime costs. The change would apply to workweeks starting after the bill becomes law.
Affects hourly and non-exempt workers who work overtime and receive child care or dependent care benefits from their employers, as well as businesses deciding whether to offer such benefits.
Excluding these benefits from the overtime calculation means some hourly workers could receive less overtime pay than they would under current law, since the caregiving benefits would no longer factor into their base pay rate.
AI-drafted summary. Verify it against the official text before you act on it. Read the official bill on Congress.gov
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 2270 is postponed.