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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bg1 #bjae ,mr4 
,scott 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t           
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to    
provide ,/ates ) flexibility 9 det]m9+ !
 size ( employ]s 9 ! small gr\p m>ket4  
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,protect+ ,af=dable ,cov]age =       
,employees ,act or ! ,,pace ,act4  #b4  
,small employ]s 9 ! gr\p m>ket  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #acjd7;b7 ( ! ,pati5t    
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
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p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ #aja employees &
 ins]t+ #ea employees2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 
7#b71 by /rik+ #ajj employees & ins]t+  
#ej employees2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ p>agraph
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option to ext5d def9ition ( small       
employ] ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all     

prev5t a ,/ate f treat+ an employ] ) an 
av]age ( at lea/ #a b n m ?an #ajj      
employees on bus9ess days dur+ ! prec$+ 
cal5d> ye> z a small employ] = purposes 
( ?is title4  4  7b7 ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act ,section #bgia7;e7 ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia7;e77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ #aja     
employees & ins]t+ #ea employees2 &     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ #ajj     
employees & ins]t+ #ej employees4