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Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to prohibit an employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the birth of a child, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to add the birth of a child as an explicit qualifying reason for taking leave. The bill prohibits employers from recovering any health care premiums they paid to maintain an employee's insurance coverage if the employee does not return to work after taking leave for the birth of a child. The bill also requires employers to notify employees taking birth-related leave that the employer cannot recover premiums paid on their behalf if the employee fails to return to work.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
Actions (2)
- Apr 8, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Apr 8, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 8, 2025
Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to prohibit an employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the birth of a child, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.
(a) In General.—Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking the “or” at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
(3) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
“(ii) the birth of a son or daughter of the employee; or”.
(b) Notice.—Section 104(c) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Notice regarding option to not return from leave.—An employer shall notify any eligible employee that takes leave for the birth of a son or daughter of the employee that the employer may not recover any premium described in paragraph (2) that the employer paid for maintaining coverage for the employee if the employee fails to return due to such birth.”. <all>
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