Job Protection Act

Bill: 118-hr-694
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2023-02-01
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Employee leave

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-01
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <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>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2023 Ms. Underwood (for herself, Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Velázquez , 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. Barragán , 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Job Protection Act . 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 . 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; .