To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands the Family and Medical Leave Act employer coverage from businesses with 50+ employees to ALL businesses with 1 or more employees, requiring small businesses to provide unpaid leave and maintain health insurance. It relies on compliance mandates and definition changes. The main policy areas are Finance, Labor, and Labor & Employment.
Who Benefits and How
Workers employed at small businesses (1-49 employees) could face lower compliance burdens and HR and payroll service providers for small businesses could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Small business owners with 1-49 employees would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Expands the Family and Medical Leave Act employer coverage from businesses with 50+ employees to ALL businesses with 1 or more employees, requiring small businesses to provide unpaid leave and maintain health insurance...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands the Family and Medical Leave Act employer coverage from businesses with 50+ employees to ALL businesses with 1 or more employees, requiring small businesses to provide unpaid leave and maintain health insurance.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Labor, Labor & Employment
Primary Purpose
The bill expands the Family and Medical Leave Act employer coverage from businesses with 50+ employees to ALL businesses with 1 or more employees, requiring small businesses to provide unpaid leave and maintain health insurance.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Expansion of employees eligible for family and medical leave
Identified Gains
- Workers employed at small businesses (1-49 employees)
- HR and payroll service providers for small businesses
Identified Costs
- Small business owners with 1-49 employees
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Underwood (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Chu, Ms. Meng, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
HR and payroll service providers for small businesses
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An employee employed for at least 90 days by the employer (reduced from 12 months and 1,250 hours requirement)
A person engaged in commerce who employs 1 or more employees (expanded from 50 or more employees)
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