PRINTER'S NO. 2522
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1697
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TRUITT, BISHOP, KINSEY, THOMAS, WATSON, KIM,
KOTIK, YOUNGBLOOD, DRISCOLL, CALTAGIRONE, GERGELY, ROZZI,
LEWIS AND COHEN, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015
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 FMLA.
"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
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provide up to 12 weeks of the same leave to an eligible employee
to which the eligible employee is entitled under the FMLA with
respect to a spouse, son, daughter or parent, but only for the
eligible employee's sibling, grandparent or grandchild if the
sibling, grandparent or grandchild:
(1) Does not have a living spouse, child over 17 years
of age or parent under 65 years of age.
(2) Has a certified terminal illness.
(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.
(c) Amount of leave.--The amount of leave taken by an
eligible employee under this section shall not exceed 12 weeks
during a 12-month period.
(d) Applicability.--This section applies to employers in
this Commonwealth that are subject to the FMLA.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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