This category contains bills and statutes that include provisions that prohibit employers from firing, demoting or otherwise penalizing workers who request or take leave, and that entitle workers in most cases to return to the same or an equivalent position upon returning to work.
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Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1286/S. 631)(2013)
Federal | Sponsor: DeLauro (D)/Harkin (D) | Latest Action: Introduced and referred to House Committees on Education & the Workforce, House Administration, Oversight & Government Reform and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions 03/20/2013
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Parental Engagement (H.B. 6501)(2013)
Connecticut | Sponsor: Joint Committee on Children | Latest Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations 04/03/2013
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Paid Sick Days (H.B. 3390/S.B. 801)(2013)
Oregon | Sponsor: Dembrow (D)/Keny-Guyer (D) | Latest Action: Public hearing in House Committee on Business & Labor 04/03/2013
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Definition of Family Member in Family Leave Law (H.B. 3026)(2013)
Oregon | Sponsor: Gorsek (D) | Latest Action: Public hearing in Committee on Business & Labor 03/25/2013
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Bereavement Leave (H.B. 2950)(2013)
Oregon | Sponsor: Keny-Guyer (D) | Latest Action: Passed House, sent to Senate 04/15/2013
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Safe Leave Act (H.B. 2903)(2013)
Oregon | Sponsor: Tomei (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Business & Transportation 04/17/2013
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Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2013 (H.R. 675)(2013)
Federal | Sponsor: Schakowsky (D) | Latest Action: Referred to House Subcommittees on Health, Employment, Labor & Pensions and Workforce Protections 04/23/2013
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Caregiver Relief Act (H.B. 99)(2013)
North Carolina | Sponsor: Adams (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce & Job Development 02/14/2013
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Paid Sick Days (H.B. 100)(2013)
Pennsylvania | Sponsor: Adams (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce & Job Development 02/14/2013
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Sick Leave Used for Care of Family Members (H.B. 290)(2013)
Georgia | Sponsor: Dempsey (R) | Latest Action: Withdrawn and recommitted to Committee on Human Relations & Aging 03/04/2013
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Sick and Safe Time (H.B. 2640)(2013)
Arizona | Sponsor: Larkin (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Committees on Commerce, Government and Rules 02/13/2013
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Relating to Absence from Work for Health Care and Safety (H. 208)(2013)
Vermont | Sponsor: Krowinski (D) | Latest Action: Hearing scheduled for 04/18/2013
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Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (H.R. 517)(2013)
Federal | Sponsor: Maloney (D) | Latest Action: Introduced and referred to House Committees on Administration and Oversight & Government Reform 02/05/2013
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Parental Bereavement Act of 2013 (H.R. 515/S. 226)(2013)
Federal | Sponsor: Israel (D)/Tester (D) | Latest Action: House bill referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 04/23/2013
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Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnancy-Related Disability (H.B. 804/S.B. 784)(2013)
Maryland | Sponsor: Hucker (D)/Benson (D) | Latest Action: Senate bill passed House 04/01/2013
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Domestic Violence Leave (S.B. 221)(2013)
Montana | Sponsor: Caferro (D) | Latest Action: Died in Committee 02/13/2013
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Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act (S.B. 698/H.B. 735)(2013)
Maryland | Sponsor: Garagiola (D)/Olszewski (D) | Latest Action: House and Senate committee hearings 02/27/2013
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Implementing Family and Medical Leave Insurance (H.B. 1457/S.B. 5292)(2013)
Washington | Sponsor: Green (D)/ Keiser (D) | Latest Action: Hearing in the House Committee on Finance 02/27/2013
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Family and Medical Leave Act Expansion (H.B. 298/S.B. 685)(2013)
Pennsylvania | Sponsor: Truitt (R)/Dinniman (D) | Latest Action: Introduced in Senate and referred to Committee on Labor & Industry 03/14/2013
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Sick and Safe Leave (S.B. 5594/H.B. 1313)(2013)
Washington | Sponsor: Harper (D)/Jinkins (D) | Latest Action: House bill referred to Rules Committee 03/01/2013
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FMLA Expansion (H. 1740)(2013)
Massachusetts | Sponsor: Koczera (D) | Latest Action: Bill introduced and referred to Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development 01/22/2013
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Domestic Violence Leave (H. 1764/S. 853)(2013)
Massachusetts | Sponsor: Stanley (D)/Creem (D) | Latest Action: Bill introduced and referred to Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development 01/22/2013
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Small Necessities (S.B. 562/H.B. 745)(2013)
Hawaii | Sponsor: Tokuda (D)/Ohno (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Ways & Means 02/12/2013
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Expanded Family and Medical Leave: Additional Family Members (H.B. 616/S.B. 393)(2013)
Hawaii | Sponsor: Takayama (D)/Chun Oakland (D) | Latest Action: Senate bill referred to Committee on Judiciary & Labor 01/22/2013
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Expanded Family and Medical Leave: Military-Related Exigencies (H.B. 169/S.B. 546)(2013)
Hawaii | Sponsor: Takai (D)/Espero (D) | Latest Action: House bill referred to Senate Committees on Public Safety, Intergovernmental & Military Affairs, Judiciary & Labor and Ways & Means 03/07/2013
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Unpaid Leave of Absence for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence (S. 2509)(2013)
New York | Sponsor: Robach (R) | Latest Action: Introduced and referred to Senate Committee on Labor 01/18/2013
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Paid Sick and Safe Leave (H.B. 406/S.B. 534)(2013)
Hawaii | Sponsor: Belatti (D)/Tokuda (D) | Latest Action: Measure deferred in House Committee 02/05/2013
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Paid Sick and Safe Leave (H.B. 6/S.B. 108)(2013)
Hawaii | Sponsor: Takayama (D)/Chun Oakland (D) | Latest Action: Measure deferred in House Committee 02/05/2013
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Family Friendly Workplace Task Force (S.J.M. 1)(2013)
New Mexico | Sponsor: Rue (R) | Latest Action: Passed House Committee on Consumer and Public Affairs 03/15/2013
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Massachusetts Earned Paid Sick Time (S. 900/H. 1739)(2013)
Massachusetts | Sponsor: Wolf (D)/Khan (D) | Latest Action: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor & Workforce Development 01/22/2013
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Family Leave Act (A. 2654/S. 120)(2013)
New York | Sponsor: Simotas (D)/Peralta (D) | Latest Action: Introduced in House and referred to Committee on Labor 01/17/2013
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This database provides short summaries of bills and statutes. The summaries are not intended to constitute legal advice. To find out how laws relate to your particular situation, you must contact a lawyer who specializes in employees’ rights, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (1-866-4USWAGE), your state labor department and/or your union.
