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Parental Bereavement Act of 2013
State: Federal
Subject: Family and Medical Leave, Job-Protected Leave
Bill: H.R. 515/S. 226
Sponsor: Israel (D)/Tester (D)
Senate bill introduced and referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions: 02/04/2013
House bill introduced and referred to Committees on Education & the Workforce, House Administration and Oversight & Government Reform: 02/05/2013
House bill referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections: 04/23/2013
Summary: Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to allow an eligible worker to take up to 12 weeks of leave to grieve the death of a son or daughter.
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