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James M. Jeffords: “I will very brief. All of the arguments that have been given here against the Family Friendly Workplace Act are based on…”

On the recordMay 15, 1997
I will very brief. All of the arguments that have been given here against the Family Friendly Workplace Act are based on one fact: that an employer who is a real SOB is not going to give his or her employees the rights created in this bill. Why deny the 99.9 percent of the employees in this Nation who have good employers the ability to work these things out with their employers? So all of the arguments against S. 4 are based on one thing; that employers will not follow the provisions contained in the bill. The point is, Mr. President, that S. 4 contains provisions that will protect American workers. Since the bill does contain these protections, and 99.9 percent of employees work for good employers, it is completely unfair to deny all of the rest of the employees in the country the ability to participate in comptime, flex-time and bi-weekly work schedules.
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Discussing the Family Friendly Workplace Act and its implications for American workers.

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