four employees in this Commonwealth for each working day during
each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or
preceding calendar year. The term includes:
(1) Any person who acts, directly or indirectly, in the
interest of an employer to any of the employees of such
employer and any successor in interest of such employer.
(2) The Commonwealth and any of its political
subdivisions and municipal authorities.
"FMLA." The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Public Law
103-3, 29 U.S.C. ยง 2601 et seq.).
Section 3. Eligibility.
(a) General rule.--An employer subject to this section shall
provide not less than 12 weeks of paid leave to an eligible
employee to care for a child during the period extending from
the beginning of a pregnancy to one year after the birth,
adoption or placement of the child.
(b) Protections.--An eligible employee who takes leave
provided under subsection (a) is entitled to the same
protections and rights that an eligible employee is entitled to
under the FMLA, including protection from discrimination and
interference, the right to reinstatement and the right to
continuation of health care benefits.
(c) Amount of leave and benefits.--
(1) The amount of leave taken by an eligible employee
under this section during a 12-month period shall be counted
against the amount of leave the eligible employee is entitled
to under the FMLA and may be taken at anytime from the
beginning of the pregnancy to up to one year after birth,
adoption or placement.
(2) An eligible employee entitled to paid leave under
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