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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of the same leave to an eligible employee to which the eligible
employee is entitled under the Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993 (Public Law 103-3, 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) with respect to
a spouse, son, daughter or parent, but only for the eligible
employee's sibling, grandparent or grandchild, provided the
sibling, grandparent or grandchild has no living spouse, child
over 17 years of age or parent under 65 years of age.
(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 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
(c) Amount of leave.--The amount of leave taken by an
eligible employee under this section shall not exceed six weeks
during a 12-month period.
Section 4. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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