Bill > HB317

This bill establishes a new law in Texas that provides employees with the right to take time off from work following a reproductive loss. Specifically, employees who have worked for an employer for at least 30 days are entitled to five days of leave within three months after experiencing a reproductive loss, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth, unsuccessful assisted reproduction procedures, adoption agreement dissolution, or failed embryo transfers. The time off can be taken consecutively or intermittently, and employees can take up to 20 work days of leave if they experience multiple reproductive losses in a 12-month period. Employers are not required to pay employees during this leave and cannot force employees to use other types of accrued leave. Importantly, employers cannot require detailed documentation about the reproductive loss and must maintain the confidentiality of the employee's request. The bill also prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who request or take this type of leave, and employers must post a notice informing employees of these rights. Employers who violate these provisions will be considered to have committed an unlawful employment practice. The law will take effect on September 1, 2025, and applies to reproductive losses occurring on or after that date.

Labor and Employment

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