Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act

This bill changes how overtime pay is calculated when an employer offers child or elder care help. It says the value of any child or dependent care services that an employer provides will not be counted in the “regular rate” used to figure time-and-a-half overtime pay. In short, your overtime rate would be based on your normal pay, not boosted by the value of these care benefits. The change would apply to workweeks that start on or after the day the bill becomes law.

What this could mean for you:

• Who is affected: Hourly workers and employers that offer child or elder care benefits.
• What changes: Child and dependent care benefits won’t raise the base rate used to calculate overtime pay.
• When: Applies to workweeks beginning on or after the date it becomes law.