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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY McILVAINE SMITH, BELFANTI, BRENNAN, BROWN, CONKLIN, FREEMAN, HARKINS, JOSEPHS, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, SANTONI, SIPTROTH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 5, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, MARCH 5, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Providing for family and medical leave for eligible employees. |
2 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
3 | hereby enacts as follows: |
4 | Section 1. Short title. |
5 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania |
6 | Family and Medical Leave Act. |
7 | Section 2. Definitions. |
8 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
9 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
10 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
11 | "Department." The Department of Labor and Industry of the |
12 | Commonwealth. |
13 | "Eligible employee." As defined in the Family and Medical |
14 | Leave Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-3, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.). |
15 | "FMLA." The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Public Law |
16 | 103-3, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.). |
17 | Section 3. Eligibility. |
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1 | (a) General rule.--An employer subject to this section shall |
2 | provide the same leave to an eligible employee to which the |
3 | eligible employee is entitled under the FMLA with respect to a |
4 | spouse, son, daughter or parent of the eligible employee for the |
5 | eligible employee's sibling, grandparent or grandchild. |
6 | (b) Protections.--An eligible employee who takes leave |
7 | provided under subsection (a) is entitled to the same |
8 | protections and rights that an eligible employee is entitled to |
9 | under the FMLA, including protection from discrimination and |
10 | interference, the right to reinstatement and the right to |
11 | continuation of health care benefits. |
12 | (c) Amount of leave.--The amount of leave taken by an |
13 | eligible employee under the FMLA during a 12-month period shall |
14 | be counted against the amount of leave the eligible employee is |
15 | entitled to under this section. |
16 | (d) Applicability.--This section applies to employers in |
17 | this Commonwealth that are subject to the FMLA. |
18 | Section 4. Regulation. |
19 | The department may promulgate regulations necessary to |
20 | implement the provisions of this act. |
21 | Section 5. Effective date. |
22 | This act shall take effect immediately. |
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