,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gade  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjah,mr4 ,khanna 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,gabb>d1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 
,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4 ,rask97 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce1 = 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 prohibit c]ta9 l>ge bus9ess
 entities f pur*as+ ! securities ( ^?   
entities on national securities         
ex*anges1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,welf>e = ,any ,l>ge ,monopoly ,amass+  
,rev5ue f ,taxpay]s ,act ( #bjah4  #b4  
,prohibition  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a l>ge      
employ] t commits a violation describ$ 9
 subsection 7b7 may n pur*ase a security
 ( ! l>ge employ] on a national         
securities ex*ange dur+ ! fiscal ye> 9  

:i* ! l>ge employ] commits t violation4 
7b7 ,violations describ$ ,a violation   
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is1 ) respect 
to a l>ge employ]1 any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,! l>ge employ] pays an employee ( !   
l>ge employ] wages1 z su* t]m is def9$ =
 purposes ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (
 #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47     
except exclud+ any am\nt ( ca% tips     
receiv$ 9 ! c\rse ( employm5t by an     
employee1 at a rate t is less ?an #ae p]
 h\r4  7#b7 ,! l>ge employ] int]f]es )1 
re/ra9s1 or d5ies ! ex]cise (1 or !     
attempt to ex]cise1 any "r provid$ "u   
subsection 7c74  7#c7 ,! comp5sation    
ratio ) respect to ! l>ge employ] is 9  
an am\nt t is m ?an #aej4  7c7 ,e>n$    
paid sick "t  7#a7 ,e>n+ ( paid sick "t 
,a l>ge employ]--  7,a7 %all provide ea*
 employee employ$ by ! l>ge employ] n   
less ?an #a h\r ( e>n$ paid sick "t = e 
#cj h\rs work$2 &  7,b7 %all n be       
requir$ to p]mit an employee to e>n1 "u 
?is subsection1 m ?an #ef h\rs ( paid   
sick "t 9 a ye>1 unless ! l>ge employ]  

*ooses to set a high] limit4  7#b7      
,exempt employees  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except
 z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 = purposes (
 ?is subsection1 an employee :o is      
exempt f ov]time requirem5ts "u section 
#ac7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bac7;a77#a77   
%all be assum$ to "w #dj h\rs 9 ea*     
workweek4  7,b7 ,%ort] normal workweek  
,if ! normal workweek ( an employee     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is less ?an 
#dj h\rs1 ! employee %all e>n paid sick 
"t bas$ ^u t normal workweek4  7#c7     
,dates = beg9n+ to e>n paid sick "t &   
use  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an employee %all    
beg9 to e>n paid sick "t "u ?is         
subsection at ! comm5cem5t ( ! employm5t
 ( ! employee4  7,b7 ,use ,an employee--
 7i7 %all be entitl$ to use paid sick "t
 t ! employee has e>n$ beg9n+ on ! #fj? 
cal5d> day foll[+ comm5cem5t ( !        
employm5t ( ! employee2 &  7ii7 aft] !  
#fj? cal5d> day describ$ 9 clause 7i71  
may use ! paid sick "t ( ! employee z ! 
"t is e>n$4  7,c7 ,discretion ( employ] 

,a l>ge employ] may1 at ! discretion ( !
 l>ge employ]-- 7i7 loan paid sick "t to
 an employee = use by su* employee 9    
advance ( ! employee e>n+ su* sick "t z 
provid$ 9 ?is subsection2 &  7ii7 p]mit 
! use ( paid sick "t by an employee be=e
 ! #fj? day ( employm5t ( ! employee4   
7#d7 ,c>ryov]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z  
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 paid sick "t
 e>n$ "u ?is subsection %all c>ry ov] f 
"o ye> to ! next4  7,b7 ,con/ruction    
,?is subsection %all n be con/ru$ to    
require a l>ge employ] to p]mit an      
employee to e>n m ?an #ef h\rs ( e>n$   
paid sick "t at a giv5 "t4  7#e7 ,l>ge  
employ]s ) exi/+ policies ,any l>ge     
employ] ) a paid leave policy t makes   
available an am\nt ( paid leave t is    
suffici5t to meet ! requirem5ts ( ?is   
subsection & t may be us$ = ! same      
purposes & "u ! same conditions z !     
purposes & conditions describ$ 9 section
 #c7ac7 %all n be requir$ to p]mit an   
employee to e>n additional paid sick "t 
"u ?is subsection4  7#f7 ,con/ruction   

,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$ z
 requir+ f9ancial or o!r reimbursem5t to
 an employee f a l>ge employ] ^u !      
employee's t]m9ation1 resignation1      
retirem5t1 or o!r sep>ation f employm5t 
= e>n$ paid sick "t t has n be5 us$4    
7#g7 ,re9/atem5t ,if an employee is     
sep>at$ f employm5t ) a l>ge employ] &1 
n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !  
employee is sep>at$1 is rehir$ by ! same
 l>ge employ]--  7,a7 ! l>ge employ]    
%all re9/ate ! previ\sly e>n$ paid sick 
"t ( ! employee2 &  7,b7 ! employee %all
 be entitl$ to use ! e>n$ paid sick "t &
 e>n additional paid sick "t at !       
recomm5cem5t ( employm5t ) ! l>ge       
employ]4  7#h7 ,prohibition ,a l>ge     
employ] may n require1 z a condition (  
provid+ paid sick "t "u ?is subsection1 
t ! employee involv$ se>* = or f9d a    
replacem5t employee to cov] ! h\rs dur+ 
:i* ! employee is us+ paid sick "t4  7d7
 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to 
a l>ge employ] t makes a pur*ase t      
violates subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 !        

,commission may impose a civil p5alty on
 ! l>ge employ] 9 an am\nt t is equal to
 ! am\nt paid by ! l>ge employ] to make 
t pur*ase2 &  7,b7 an individual :o is  
an executive (fic] ( ! l>ge employ] on !
 date on :i* t pur*ase is made may n    
s]ve z an executive (fic] ( ! l>ge      
employ]1 any successor ( ! l>ge employ]1
 or any affiliate ( ! l>ge employ]--    
7i7 if ! pur*ase is ! fir/ in/ance 9 :i*
 ! l>ge employ] has violat$ subsection  
7a71 dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !    
date on :i* t pur*ase is made2 &  7ii7  
if ! pur*ase is n ! fir/ in/ance 9 :i* !
 l>ge employ] has violat$ subsection    
7a71 at any "t aft] ! date on :i* t     
pur*ase is made4  7#b7 ,regulations ,n  
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all         
promulgate regulations t in/ruct        
national securities ex*anges & l>ge     
employ]s reg>d+ h[ ^? entities %all     
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4  #c4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,affiliate
 ,! t]m affiliate means1 ) respect to a 

l>ge employ]--  7,a7 any incorporat$ or 
un9corporat$ bus9ess association or tru/
 t controls ! l>ge employ]2  7,b7 any   
incorporat$ or un9corporat$ bus9ess     
association or tru/ t is controll$ by an
 entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  
7,c7 any incorporat$ or un9corporat$    
bus9ess association or tru/ t is        
controll$ by ! l>ge employ]4  7#b7 ,*ild
 ,! t]m *ild means a biological1 fo/]1  
or adopt$ *ild1 a /ep*ild1 a *ild ( a   
dome/ic p>tn]1 a legal w>d1 or a *ild ( 
a p]son /&+ 9 loco p>5tis1 :o is--  7,a7
 y\ng] ?an #ah ye>s ( age2 or  7,b7 n   
y\ng] ?an #ah ye>s ( age & incapable (  
self-c>e because ( a m5tal or physical  
disability4  7#c7 ,commission ,! t]m    
,commission means ! ,securities &       
,ex*ange ,commission4  7#d7 ,committ$   
relation%ip ,! t]m committ$             
relation%ip--  7,a7 means a relation%ip 
betwe5 #b individuals1 ea* ( :om is n   
y\ng] ?an #ah ye>s ( age1 9 :i*--  7i7  
ea* individual is ! sole dome/ic p>tn] (
 ! o!r individual2 &  7ii7 bo?          

individuals %>e responsibility = a      
significant measure ( ea* o!r's common  
welf>e2 &  7,b7 includes any relation%ip
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 betwe5 #b  
individuals1 includ+ individuals ( !    
same sex1 t is grant$ legal recognition 
by a ,/ate1 or a political subdivision (
 a ,/ate1 z a m>riage or analog\s       
relation%ip1 includ+ a civil union or   
dome/ic p>tn]%ip4  7#e7 ,comp5sation    
ratio ,! t]m comp5sation ratio means1 ) 
respect to a l>ge employ] 9 a fiscal    
ye>1 ! quoti5t obta9$ by divid+1 = t    
fiscal ye>--  7,a7 z submitt$ by ! l>ge 
employ] "u section #bbi4djb7;c7 ( title 
#ag1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
 successor regulation1 ! great] ( !     
comp5sation (--  7i7 ! *ief executive   
(fic] ( ! l>ge employ]2 or  7ii7 ! mo/  
highly comp5sat$ employee ( ! l>ge      
employ]2 by  7,b7 ! m$ian ( all wages 7n
 includ+ any am\nt ( ca% tips receiv$ 9 
! c\rse ( employm5t by an employee71    
paid to all employees ( ! l>ge employ]  
:o are employ$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7 

,dat+ viol5ce ,! t]m dat+ viol5ce has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #djjjb7;a7 ( 
! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid    
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia7;a774  7#g7       
,dome/ic p>tn] ,! t]m dome/ic p>tn]     
means1 ) respect to an individual1 ano!r
 individual ) :om ! individual is 9 a   
committ$ relation%ip4  7#h7 ,dome/ic    
viol5ce ,! t]m dome/ic viol5ce-- 7,a7   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#djjjb7;a7 ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5    
,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia7;a771
 except t ! ref]5ce 9 t section to ! t]m
 jurisdiction receiv+ grant monies %all 
be deem$ to mean ! jurisdiction 9 :i* ! 
victim lives or ! jurisdiction 9 :i* !  
employ] involv$ is locat$2 &  7,b7      
includes dat+ viol5ce4  7#i7 ,employee  
,! t]m employee means--  7,a7 any       
full-"t or "p-"t employee2  7,b7 any    
individual :o is a full-"t or "p-"t     
indep5d5t contractor 7includ+ any       
employee ( t indep5d5t contractor7 &    
provides s]vices to an employ]1 unless--
  7i7 ! individual is free f control &  

direction 9 connection ) ! p]=mance ( ! 
s]vice1 bo? "u ! contract = ! p]=mance (
 s]vice & 9 fact2  7ii7 ! s]vice is     
p]=m$ outside ! usual c\rse ( ! bus9ess 
( ! employ]2 &  7iii7 ! individual is   
cu/om>ily engag$ 9 an indep5d5tly       
e/abli%$ trade1 occupation1 pr(ession1  
or bus9ess ( ! same nature z t involv$ 9
 ! s]vice p]=m$2 &  7,c7 any individual 
:o is a full-"t or "p-"t jo9t employee1 
provid$ t ! employ] possesses1 res]ves1 
or ex]cises suffici5t direct or indirect
 control ov] ! ess5tial t]ms &          
conditions ( employm5t ( ! employee4    
7#aj7 ,executive (fic] ,! t]m executive 
(fic]1 ) respect to a l>ge employ]--    
7,a7 means any individual :o            
p>ticipates1 or has au?ority to         
p>ticipate 7o!r ?an 9 ! capacity ( a    
director71 9 major policymak+ functions 
( ! l>ge employ]1 )\t reg>d to :e!r--   
7i7 ! individual has an (ficial title2  
or  7ii7 ! individual receives a sal>y  
or o!r comp5sation2 &  7,b7 includes !  
*airman ( ! bo>d ( directors ( ! l>ge   

employ]1 ! presid5t ( ! l>ge employ]1   
ea* vice presid5t ( ! l>ge employ]1 & ! 
*ief f9ancial (fic] ( ! l>ge employ]1   
unless--  7i7 a resolution ( ! bo>d (   
directors ( ! l>ge employ] or ! bylaws (
 ! l>ge employ] explicitly exclude t    
individual f p>ticipation 7o!r ?an 9 !  
capacity ( a director7 9 major          
policymak+ functions ( ! l>ge employ]2 &
  7ii7 ! individual does n p>ticipate 9 
major policymak+ functions ( ! l>ge     
employ]4  7#aa7 ,l>ge employ]  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! t]m l>ge employ] means1 )      
respect to a fiscal ye>1 an employ] t-- 
7i7 employ$ an av]age ( n few] ?an #ejj 
employees on bus9ess days dur+ ! prec$+ 
fiscal ye>2 &  7ii7 is subject to "p    
#bbi ( title #ag1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulations1 = t fiscal ye>4  7,b7      
,rules = det]m9+ employ] size ,=        
purposes ( ?is p>agraph3 7i7            
,application ( aggregation rule =       
employ]s ,all p]sons treat$ z a s+le    
employ] "u subsection 7b71 7c71 7m71 or 

7o7 ( section #dad ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue 
,code ( #aihf %all be treat$ z #a       
employ]4  7ii7 ,employ]s n 9 exi/5ce 9  
prec$+ ye> ,9 ! case ( an employ] t 0 n 
9 exi/5ce ?r\gh\t ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 !
 det]m9ation ( :e!r ! employ] is a l>ge 
employ] %all be bas$ on ! av]age numb] (
 employees t ! employ] is reasonably    
expect$ to employ on bus9ess days 9 !   
curr5t fiscal ye>4  7iii7 ,pr$ecessors  
,any ref]5ce 9 ?is p>agraph to an       
employ] %all include a ref]5ce to any   
pr$ecessor ( ! employ]4  7#ab7 ,national
 securities ex*ange ,! t]m national     
securities ex*ange means an ex*ange t is
 regi/]$ z a national securities ex*ange
 "u section #f ( ! ,securities ,ex*ange 
,act ( #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;f74     
7#ac7 ,paid sick "t ,! t]m paid sick "t 
means an increm5t ( comp5sat$ leave t c 
be e>n$ by an employee = use dur+ an    
abs5ce f employm5t = an abs5ce result+  
f--  7,a7 a physical or m5tal illness1  
injury1 or m$ical condition ( ! employee
 or a relat$ p]son ) respect to !       

employee2  7,b7 obta9+ pr(essional      
m$ical diagnosis or c>e1 or prev5tive   
m$ical c>e1 = ! employee or a relat$    
p]son ) respect to ! employee2  7,c7 c>+
 =-- 7i7 a relat$ p]son ) respect to !  
employee1 :o has any ( ! conditions or  
ne$s = diagnosis or c>e describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b72  7ii7 a *ild1 
9 a situation 9 :i* ! employee is       
requir$ to att5d-- 7,i7 a s*ool meet+2  
or  7,,ii7 a meet+ at a place :]e ! *ild
 is receiv+ c>e necessitat$ by ! heal?  
condition or disability ( ! *ild2 or    
7iii7 a relat$ p]son ) respect to !     
employee1 :o is o!rwise 9 ne$ ( c>e2 or 
7,d7 dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or
 /alk+1 if ! "t is to--  7i7 seek m$ical
 att5tion = ! employee1 or a relat$     
p]son ) respect to ! employee1 to recov]
 f physical or psy*ological injury or   
disability caus$ by dome/ic viol5ce1    
sexual assault1 or /alk+2  7ii7 obta9 or
 assi/ a relat$ p]son ) respect to !    
employee 9 obta9+ s]vices f a victim    
s]vices organization2  7iii7 obta9 or   

assi/ a relat$ p]son ) respect to !     
employee 9 obta9+ psy*ological or o!r   
c\nsel+2  7iv7 seek relocation2 or  7v7 
take legal action1 includ+ prep>+ = or  
p>ticipat+ 9 any civil or crim9al legal 
proce$+ relat+ to or result+ f dome/ic  
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or /alk+4      
7#ad7 ,p>5t ,! t]m p>5t means a         
biological1 fo/]1 or adoptive p>5t ( an 
employee1 a /epp>5t1 p>5t-9-law1 or p>5t
 ( a dome/ic p>tn]1 ( an employee1 or a 
legal gu>dian or o!r p]son :o /ood 9    
loco p>5tis to an employee :5 ! employee
 0 a *ild4  7#ae7 ,relat$ p]son ,! t]m  
relat$ p]son means1 ) respect to an     
employee-- 7,a7 a *ild ( ! employee2    
7,b7 a p>5t ( ! employee2  7,c7 a sp\se 
( ! employee2  7,d7 a dome/ic p>tn] ( ! 
employee2 or  7,e7 any o!r individual   
relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^: close     
association ) ! employee is ! equival5t 
( a family relation%ip4  7#af7 ,security
 ,! t]m security has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 
9 section #c7;a7 ( ! ,securities        
,ex*ange ,act ( #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    

#gh;c7a774  7#ag7 ,sexual assault2 /alk+
 ,! t]ms sexual assault & /alk+ h !     
mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #djjjb7;a7 
( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia7;a774  7#ah7      
,sp\se ,! t]m sp\se1 ) respect to an    
employee1 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m by !   
m>riage laws ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! m>riage 0
 celebrat$4  7#ai7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! 
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#bj7 ,successor ,!   
t]m successor means1 ) respect to a     
p]son or o!r incorporat$ or un9corporat$
 bus9ess association or tru/ 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is p>agraph z a cov]$ p]son71 any    
p]son1 bus9ess association1 or tru/ t   
acquires1 ?r\gh m]g]1 acquisition1 or   
o!r means1 n less ?an #be p]c5t ( !     
assets ( t cov]$ p]son4  7#ba7 ,victim  
s]vices organization ,! t]m victim      
s]vices organization-- 7,a7 means a     
nonpr(it1 nongov]nm5tal organization t--
  7i7 provides assi/ance to a victim (  
dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or     

/alk+2 or  7ii7 advocates = a victim    
describ$ 9 clause 7i72 &  7,b7          
includes-- 7i7 a rape crisis c5t]2  7ii7
 an organization c>ry+ out a dome/ic    
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or /alk+       
prev5tion or treatm5t program2  7iii7 an
 organization op]at+ a %elt] or provid+ 
c\nsel+ s]vices2 &  7iv7 a legal s]vices
 organization or o!r organization       
provid+ assi/ance ?r\gh ! legal process4