FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 117-s-1528
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-05-10
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee leave

Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>FAIR Leave Act</b> <b>or the </b><b>Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the limit on the aggregate number of workweeks of family and medical leave that spouses employed by the same employer may be entitled to during any 12-month period. The current limit is 12 aggregate workweeks.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1528 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2021 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Ms. Sinema , and Mr. Lee ) 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 Leave Act or the Fair Access for Individuals to Receive 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limitations on leave for spouses Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(f) ) is repealed.