FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 116-s-2845
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-11-13
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee leave

Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the limitation on the aggregate number of workweeks of leave husbands and wives employed by the same employer may be entitled to under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2845 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2019 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Lee , and Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, to repeal certain limits on leave for married individuals employed by the same employer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act . 2. Repeal of certain time limitations on leave for spouses Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(f)) is repealed.