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Introduced
03/12/2020
03/12/2020
In Committee
03/12/2020
03/12/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Provides employees with up to 12 weeks paid leave for a qualifying purpose during a public-health emergency with respect to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, an employee may use such leave if the employee is ordered or recommended to self-quarantine by a government official or health care provider, caring for a family member who has been ordered or recommended to self-quarantine, or caring for the employee's child because the child's school or child-care provider is closed. Public health emergency leave is not available to employees who work an intermittent or reduced work schedule. An employee may substitute available accrued leave for public health emergency leave, but an employer may not require an employee to make such substitution.
AI Summary
This bill, the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act, provides employees with up to 12 weeks of paid leave for a qualifying purpose during a public health emergency related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, an employee may use this leave if they are ordered or recommended to self-quarantine, are caring for a family member who has been ordered to self-quarantine, or are caring for their child due to school or childcare closures. The bill expands eligibility for family and medical leave to employees who have been employed for at least 30 days, and it applies to employers with 1 or more employees, rather than the usual 50 or more employees. Employees may substitute available accrued leave, but employers cannot require them to do so. The bill also includes provisions related to notice, certification, and job restoration for affected employees.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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. (on 03/12/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6220/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6220/BILLS-116hr6220ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6220/BILLS-116hr6220ih.pdf.pdf |
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