same antiquated laws need to be updated the hourly employee that works overtime cannot take, or flextime. even if she still prefers it the boss cannot offer it without violating federal law. today a working mom or dad once if they want to get compensated by leaving early on friday to spend the afternoon with the kids that could be violating federal law. that sounds unfair but it is to their parents and everyone else. and seems an arrangement the ship to be prohibited how do we know that for sure? because congress gave a special exemption from the law only for government employs with the work life options will bake things available. to be made available to this is a sense that they serve. in the of last year the house of representatives responded to the deficit in existing federal law by passing the working families flexibility act. to equalizes the rules i introduce companion legislation in the us senate today and would like to offer an amendment modeled on the same legislation to end the flextime discrimination. against private sector workers. for any working mom or dad they will say th