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US HR1784

US HR1784
Healthy Families Act


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Introduced
03/14/2019
In Committee
03/14/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. This bill provides for paid and unpaid sick leave for employees to meet their own medical needs and those of their families. It requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with at least one hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours of paid sick leave in a year. An employer with fewer than 15 employees may also provide the same amount of paid sick leave, but may opt out of such requirement, in which case such employer must provide its employees at least 56 hours of unpaid leave in a year. An employee may use sick leave for absences (1) resulting from a physical or mental illness, injury or medical condition; (2) resulting from obtaining professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventive medical care; (3) to care for a child, parent, spouse, a domestic partner, or other blood or close relative; and (4) resulting from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of an employee's right to accrue sick leave as provided by this bill. An employee may take legal action to enforce the right to sick leave granted by this bill and the Department of Labor must investigate complaints of violations of the requirements of this bill. Labor is authorized to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate and inform the public of the requirements for paid sick leave provided by this bill.

AI Summary

This bill, the Healthy Families Act, aims to ensure that working people can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families by requiring employers to provide paid sick leave. The key provisions are: - Employers with 15 or more employees must provide at least 1 hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours per year. Smaller employers with fewer than 15 employees may provide the same amount of paid sick leave or at least 56 hours of unpaid sick leave per year. - Employees can use the sick leave for their own medical needs, to care for a family member, or for reasons related to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. - The bill prohibits employers from interfering with an employee's right to accrue or use sick leave, and employees can take legal action to enforce their rights under the bill. - The Department of Labor is authorized to investigate complaints and conduct a public awareness campaign about the paid sick leave requirements.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (162)

Rosa DeLauro (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Pete Aguilar (D),  Cindy Axne (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Marcy Kaptur (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Conor Lamb (D),  James Langevin (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  John Larson (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Nita Lowey (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Tom Malinowski (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Stephanie Murphy (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  David Price (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Kilili Sablan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Kim Schrier (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  José Serrano (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  David Trone (D),  Lauren Underwood (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Reform, 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. (on 03/14/2019)

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