FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 116-hr-5075
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
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: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5075 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 13, 2019 Ms. Porter (for herself, Mr. King of New York , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. Katko , and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform , and House Administration , 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 A BILL To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, to repeal certain limits on leave for a 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limitations on leave for spouses Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(f) ) is repealed.