Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act

Bill: 119-hr-2732
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2025-04-08
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2732 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2025 Mr. Moore of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government 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 prohibit an employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the birth of a child, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act . 2. Amendments to the family and medical leave act of 1993 (a) In general Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking the or at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) the birth of a son or daughter of the employee; or . (b) Notice Section 104(c) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2614(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Notice regarding option to not return from leave An employer shall notify any eligible employee that takes leave for the birth of a son or daughter of the employee that the employer may not recover any premium described in paragraph (2) that the employer paid for maintaining coverage for the employee if the employee fails to return due to such birth. .