Job Protection Act

Subjects: Labor and Employment

Summary:  <p><b>Job Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill reduces from 12 months to 90 days the employment period required for employees (including federal employees) to become eligible for family and medical leave. Additionally, the bill makes the family and medical leave requirements applicable to all employers (currently, the requirements apply to employers with 50 or more employees).</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 694 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 694

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible 
 for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2023

 Ms. Underwood (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lois Frankel of 
Florida, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Carson, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Porter, Mrs. McBath, 
    Mr. Lieu, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Allred, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
Grijalva, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Lynch, 
Mr. Raskin, Mr. Evans, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Wild, 
 Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. 
 Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Stevens, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. 
 Wilson of Florida, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Barragan, 
    Mr. Takano, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Lee of 
   California, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Chu, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
 Casten, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Manning, 
  Mrs. Dingell, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Castor of Florida, and Mr. Mfume) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House 
 Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible 
 for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Job Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``employed--'' and all 
        that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting 
        ``employed for at least 90 days by the employer with respect to 
        whom leave is requested under section 102.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``does not include--'' 
        and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and 
        inserting ``does not include any Federal officer or employee 
        covered under subchapter V of chapter 63 of title 5, United 
        States Code (as added by title II of this Act).'';
            (3) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
            (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (C).
    (b) Federal Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 6381(1)(B), by striking ``12 
                months'' and inserting ``90 days''; and
                    (B) in section 6382(d)(2)(E), by striking ``12 
                months'' and inserting ``90 days''.
            (2) Presidential employees.--Section 412(a)(2)(B) of title 
        3, United States Code, is amended by striking ``12 months and 
        for at least 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 
        months'' and inserting ``90 days''.
            (3) Congressional employees.--Section 202(a)(2)(B) of the 
        Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
        1312(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``12 months and for at 
        least 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 months'' 
        and inserting ``90 days''.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO LEAVE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 101(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2611(4)(A)(i)) is 
amended by striking ``50 or more employees'' and all that follows 
through the end of the clause and inserting ``1 or more employees;''.
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