Employee Leave
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MOMS Leave Act Mothers of Military Service Leave Act [S.1615]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Provides compensation and credit for retired pay purposes (including computation of years of service for retired pay) for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
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Labor Leave Act [S.1549]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
Requires an employer to maintain an employee's health care coverage during any period the employee takes family and medical leave when the employer engages in a lockout during the period of leave. (In this bill, "lockout" means a labor dispute involving a work stoppage, in which an employer withholds work from its employees in order to gain a concession from the employees.)
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [HB-2694]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A qualified employee is an employee or applicant who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position, with specified exceptions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to, among other things fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such employees unless the accommodation
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ESP Family Leave Act [S.1401]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Provides that employees who are education support professionals will be considered as meeting the hours of service requirements to become eligible for family or medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, if they have worked a number of hours equal to not less than 60% of the total monthly hours expected for their job descriptions and duties, as assigned for the previous school year. The bill defines an education support professional as an employee within a public school or public institution of higher education which may include
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Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act [S.1402]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Labor to establish a national certification program to award certifications to recognize employers that have a commitment to helping employees balance employment responsibilities and family obligations.
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Federal Employee Paid Leave Act [S.1174]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Provides paid family leave for certain federal employees in all instances covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, which currently only guarantees unpaid leave for such instances. Specifically, the bill requires that the 12 weeks of administrative leave to which certain federal employees are entitled for family care be paid leave. This applies to all federal employees in the competitive service (all civilian positions in the executive branch, all positions in the legislative and judicial branches, and all positions in the government of the District
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Fair and Equal Treatment of Women in the Coast Guard Act [HB-2276]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Specifies reporting requirements for the U.S. Coast Guard regarding gender diversity. The Coast Guard must submit a biennial report that includes an analysis of its recruitment and retention of women and gender-based limitations on career opportunities.
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A bill to establish family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. [S.1131]
[Defense ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish family and medical leave banks for DOD employees. It requires the forfeited annual leave (i.e., the lost "use it or lose it" annual leave) of an employee to be credited to a family and medical leave bank for use by an eligible employee who experiences a personal or family medical emergency and has exhausted his or her available paid leave.
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 [S.1043]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Revises requirements for the receipt of compensatory time off for private sector employees. Specifically, the bill authorizes private employers to provide compensatory time off to their employees at a rate of one and one-half hours for each hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required, prohibits an employee from accruing more that 160 hours of compensatory time, requires an employer to give their employees a 30-day notice before discontinuing compensatory time, prohibits an employer from interfering with an employee's right to
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New Parents Act of 2019 [HB-1940]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Retirement ]
Allows parents to use a portion of their Social Security benefits for up to three months of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. To receive the parental leave benefit, parents must choose to either increase their retirement age or temporarily receive a reduction in Social Security benefits upon retirement, as specified.
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New Parents Act of 2019 [S.920]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Retirement ]
Allows parents to use a portion of their Social Security benefits for up to three months of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. To receive the parental leave benefit, parents must choose to either increase their retirement age or temporarily receive a reduction in Social Security benefits upon retirement, as specified.
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Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2019 [HB-1859]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Allows tax-exempt parental leave savings accounts for the care of a child. An individual who has earned income from employment during the past 12 months may make tax deductible cash contributions of up to $6,750 in a taxable year to an account. The total contributions to an account for all taxable years may not exceed $24,000. Taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $250,000 in a taxable year are ineligible for such a tax deduction. The bill excludes from gross income (1) distributions from a parental leave savings account that are made not
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Healthy Families Act [S.840]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Provides for paid and unpaid sick leave for employees to meet their own medical needs and those of their families. It requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with at least one hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours of paid sick leave in a year. An employer with fewer than 15 employees may also provide the same amount of paid sick leave, but may opt out of such requirement, in which case such employer must provide its employees at least 56 hours of unpaid leave in a year.
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Healthy Families Act [HB-1784]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Provides for paid and unpaid sick leave for employees to meet their own medical needs and those of their families. It requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with at least one hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours of paid sick leave in a year. An employer with fewer than 15 employees may also provide the same amount of paid sick leave, but may opt out of such requirement, in which case such employer must provide its employees at least 56 hours of unpaid leave in a year.
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Federal Employee Paid Leave Act [HB-1534]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Provides paid family leave for certain federal employees in all instances covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, which currently only guarantees unpaid leave for such instances. Specifically, the bill requires that the 12 weeks of administrative leave to which certain federal employees are entitled for family care be paid leave. This applies to all federal employees in the competitive service (all civilian positions in the executive branch, all positions in the legislative and judicial branches, and all positions in the government of the District
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SAFE Act of 2019 Security And Financial Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-1468]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.
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Do No Harm Act [HB-1450]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits the application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to specified federal laws or the implementation of such laws. Currently, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means. Under the bill, RFRA is inapplicable to laws or the implementation of laws that protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity
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SAFE Act of 2019 Security And Financial Empowerment Act of 2019 [S.627]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to promote the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes.
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Do No Harm Act [S.593]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibits the application of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to specified federal laws or the implementation of such laws. Currently, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means. Under the bill, RFRA is inapplicable to laws or the implementation of laws that protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity
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Parental Bereavement Act of 2019 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act [S.559]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Entitles an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Such an employee may substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. The bill applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.