PRINTER'S NO. 1064
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
933
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, SAPPEY, DeLUCA, JAMES, MURT, NEILSON, PYLE
AND READSHAW, MARCH 25, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 25, 2019
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." 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.--The following apply:
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(1) An employer shall provide up to six 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 for the eligible employee's sibling,
grandparent or grandchild if the eligible employee's sibling,
grandparent or grandchild does not have an able-bodied
spouse, an able-bodied child who is 18 years of age or older
or an able-bodied parent who is under 65 years of age.
(2) An employer may require an eligible employee to
submit written documentation from a physician stating that
the spouse, child or parent under paragraph (1) is medically
unable to assist in the caregiving activities of the
employee's sibling, grandparent or grandchild.
(b) Protections.--Except as otherwise provided in this act,
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 6 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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