FAIR Leave Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The FAIR Leave Act repeals section 102(f) of the Family and Medical Leave Act. That provision limits the aggregate amount of certain FMLA leave available to spouses who work for the same employer. By repealing it, the bill lets each spouse use FMLA leave under the ordinary individual entitlement rules rather than sharing a combined cap because they have the same employer.
Who Benefits and How
Married employees working for the same employer benefit because they no longer have to split a combined FMLA leave cap. New parents employed by the same workplace benefit if both spouses need leave for birth, placement, or family care. Caregiving spouses benefit because each worker can use the worker's own FMLA entitlement. Employee advocates benefit from a cleaner leave rule that treats spouses at the same employer like other eligible employees.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Employers with married employees must administer FMLA leave without the same-employer spousal aggregate limit. Human resources staff must update leave policies, notices, and tracking systems. Workforce managers may face more simultaneous leave when spouses at the same employer each use full entitlements. Covered employers bear scheduling and temporary replacement burdens from the expanded practical availability of leave.
Key Provisions
- Repeals FMLA section 102(f), the same-employer spousal leave limitation.
- Expands each eligible spouse's practical ability to use individual FMLA leave entitlement.
- Requires employer leave administration to treat same-employer spouses under ordinary individual FMLA rules.
- Removes the combined cap for covered family and parental leave situations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Repeals the FMLA provision that limits the total amount of leave available to spouses employed by the same employer.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Family Leave
Primary Purpose
Repeals the FMLA provision that limits the total amount of leave available to spouses employed by the same employer.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Married employees working for the same employer
- New parents employed by the same workplace
- Caregiving spouses
- Employee advocates
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Covered employers
- Human resources staff
- Workforce managers
- Employer leave administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. McBride (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Stevens) introduced …
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …
Introduced in House
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