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PRINTER'S NO. 468
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
479
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, LEACH, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, SCHWANK,
COSTA, KILLION, BREWSTER AND TARTAGLIONE, MARCH 1, 2017
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 1, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for family and medical leave for eligible employees.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania
Family and Medical Leave Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Eligible employee." As defined in the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-3, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.).
"Employer." An employer in this Commonwealth that is subject
to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-3,
29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.).
Section 3. Eligibility.
(a) General rule.--An employer shall provide up to six weeks
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