H.R. 5037 · 118th Congress
FAIR Leave Act
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Keating14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 27, 2023
Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act or the FAIR Leave Act
This bill eliminates a limitation on the amount of leave that spouses working for the same employer may access under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Under current law, an eligible individual may access up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year, but spouses with the same employer are required to share a total of 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year if the leave is taken for the birth of a child, the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, or to care for a parent with a serious health condition. The bill repeals this limitation, making each spouse eligible for up to 12 weeks of leave per year in these situations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: FAIR Leave Act
Also known as: Fair Access for Individuals to Receive Leave Act
Latest action (Jul 27, 2023): Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 27, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.