,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjaf ,ms4 
,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4  
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,wilson (   
,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1  
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,scott (        
,virg9ia1 & ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m & ,h\se  
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d           
protections "u ! ,family & ,m$ical      
,leave ,act ( #aiic to "p-"t work]s4    
#a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,family &     
,m$ical ,leave ,act ,protections =      
,"p-"t ,work]s ,act ( #bjaf4  7b7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+
 to a #bjab survey by ,abt ,associates  

commission$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1    
only #ei p]c5t ( employees are eligible 
= leave "u ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave   
,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et    
seq474  7#b7 ,! requirem5t t employees  
"w #a1bej h\rs = an employ] 9 ! previ\s 
ye> 7r\ghly #bd h\rs p] week7 to be     
eligible = job-protect$ unpaid leave "u 
! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq47 excludes  
_m "p-"t work]s f ! ,act's protections4 
7#c7 ,l[-wage work]s are less likely ?an
 o!r work]s to h access to job-protect$ 
leave "u ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act
 ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq474 
7#d7 ,"p-"t work]s are m ?an ?ree times 
z likely z full-"t work]s to hold       
l[-wage jobs4  7#e7 ,l[-wage jobs are   
(t5 *>act]iz$ by high turnov] rates &   
significant v>iability 9 "w h\rs1 bo? ( 
:i* make x difficult to meet ! #a1bej   
h\rs requirem5t "u ! ,family & ,m$ical  
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja
 et seq474  7#f7 ,two-?irds ( "p-"t     
work]s are wom54 ,because wom5 /ill     

%\ld] a disproportionate %>e ( c>egiv+  
responsibilities1 ^! work]s are likely  
to also h a disproportionate ne$ =      
job-protect$1 unpaid leave to fulfill ^!
 responsibilities4  7#g7 ,"s l[-wage    
work]s are work+ multiple jobs to make  
ends meet1 b _! eligibility = leave "u !
 ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic  
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq47 is det]m9$
 by only by _! "w = a s+le employ]4     
7#h7 ,! survey conduct$ = ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,labor 9 #bjab f\nd t r$uc+ ! h\rs (    
s]vice requirem5t to #ghj h\rs w\ld     
result 9 a ne>ly #d-p]c5t increase 9 !  
p]c5tage ( employees :o are eligible =  
leave "u ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act
 ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq474 
7#i7 ,remov+ ! requirem5t t employees "w
 #a1bej h\rs 9 ! previ\s ye> to qualify 
= cov]age "u ! ,family & ,m$ical ,leave 
,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et    
seq47 w greatly exp& access to unpaid   
leave = ! mo/ vuln]able work]s4  #b4    
,elim9ation ( h\rs ( s]vice requirem5t =
 ,,fmla leave  7a7 ,am5dm5t ,section    

#aja7b77;,a7 ( ! ,family & ,m$ical      
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfaa7b77;,a77 is am5d$ to read z       
foll[s3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m eligible  
employee means an employee :o has be5   
employ$1 ei!r z a full-"t or "p-"t      
employee1 = at lea/ #ab mon?s by !      
employ] ) respect to :om leave is       
reque/$ "u section #ajb4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect beg9n+  
on ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4