FAIR Leave Act

Bill: 118-s-2574
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>FAIR Leave Act or the Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act</strong></p><p>This bill eliminates a limitation on the amount of leave that spouses working for the same employer may access under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).</p><p>Under current law, an eligible individual may access up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year, but spouses with the same employer are required to share a total of 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year if the leave is taken for the birth of a child, the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, or to care for a parent with a serious health condition. The bill repeals this limitation, making each spouse eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave per year in these situations.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2574 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023 Ms. Ernst (for herself and Ms. Sinema ) 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limitations on leave for spouses Section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(f) ) is repealed.