PRINTER'S NO. 597
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
641
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY SAPPEY, HANBIDGE, HOHENSTEIN, SCHLOSSBERG, MERSKI,
SANCHEZ, NEILSON, GALLOWAY, CIRESI, MALAGARI, SCHWEYER,
BURGOS, SIMS, HILL-EVANS, ISAACSON, ROZZI, FREEMAN, O'MARA,
PISCIOTTANO, DELLOSO, WARREN, McCLINTON, KINKEAD, STURLA,
KOSIEROWSKI, SHUSTERMAN, FIEDLER, GUENST AND MADDEN,
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
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:
"Department." The Department of Labor and Industry of the
Commonwealth.
"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
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