,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjai,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and   
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,labor to recognize employers with a    
commitment to helping employees balance 
workplace responsibilities and family   
obligations4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,honoring      
,family-,friendly ,workplaces ,act4  #b4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,employee2 employer ,the terms employee 
and employer have the meanings given    
such terms in section #c of the ,fair   
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,labor4  #c4 ,certification program     
established  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary shall establish a national   

certification program to award          
certifications to recognize employers   
that have a commitment to helping       
employees balance employment            
responsibilities and family obligations 
7referred to in this section as         
family-friendly certifications74  7b7   
,criteria for certification ,in order to
 be eligible to receive a               
family-friendly certification1 an       
employer must carry out each of the     
following family-friendly employment    
policies and benefits3 7#a7 ,assistance 
paying for1 or referring employees to1  
fertility or adoption services4  7#b7   
,paid family leave of not less than #ab 
weeks per year1 including the option to 
use leave for any of the following      
reasons3 7,a7 ,the birth of a son or    
daughter of the employee and in order to
 care for such son or daughter4  7,b7   
,the placement of a son or daughter with
 the employee for adoption or foster    
care4  7,c7 ,to address the employee's  
own serious health condition1 including 

pregnancy or childbirth4  7,d7 ,to      
address the serious health condition 7as
 defined in section #aja of the ,family 
and ,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa77 of a family member4   
7,e7 ,for specific military caregiving  
and leave4  7#c7 ,paid sick days for    
employees that are separate from time   
accrued as part of a paid time off      
policy4  7#d7 ,a subsidy for child care 
or policies that allow parents to work  
alongside their infants in safe         
settings4  7#e7 ,policies that allow for
 flexible hours once a parent returns to
 work after a birth1 adoption1 or foster
 care placement4  7#f7 ,if feasible1    
policies that allow employees to work   
remotely as needed for reasons related  
to the care of a child4  7#g7 ,lactation
 support1 such as reimbursement of      
expressed breastmilk delivery while on  
travel1 access to pumps1 kits1 and other
 lactation supplies and amenities1 and  
access to lactation consultants and     
support4  7c7 ,application ,an employer 

who desires to receive a family-friendly
 certification from the ,secretary under
 this section shall submit an           
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 containing such information1 and  
in such manner as the ,secretary may    
require4  7d7 ,award of certification   
,the ,secretary shall review            
applications submitted under            
subparagraph 7c7 and award a            
family-friendly certification to an     
employer whose application demonstrates 
that the employer has met the           
requirements established under          
subsection 7b7 regarding family-friendly
 policies and benefits4  7e7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act such sums as may be 
necessary4