,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aedi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjai,mr4    
,te/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,family & ,m$ical 
,leave ,act ( #aiic to ensure t         
employees on leave "u ! ,act ma9ta9     
heal? cov]age dur+ an employ] lock\t4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,labor ,leave ,act4  #b4 ,ma9t5ance ( 
employee b5efits dur+ an employ] lock\t 
7a7 ,cov]age ,section #ajd7;c77#a7 ( !  
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfad7;c77#a77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 by /rik+ ,except & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except  2  7#b7 
by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ & %all ma9ta9 
! cov]age 9 a situation 9 :i* ! employ] 
engages 9 a lock\t dur+ ! leave p]iod42 
&  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7
 ,*anges 9 heal? b5efits or plans       
,except ) respect to a *ange t results f
 a lock\t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 

7i7 if an employ] provides a new heal?  
plan or b5efits or *anges a heal? plan  
or b5efits :ile an employee is on leave 
"u section #ajb1 ! employee is entitl$  
to ! new or *ang$ plan or b5efits to !  
same ext5t z ! employee w\ld be if !    
employee 7 n on leave2 &  7ii7 any *ange
 to a heal? plan1 su* z a *ange 9       
cov]age or to a premium or d$uctible1 t 
applies to all employees ( ! employ]'s  
work=ce on t plan1 also applies to an   
employee enroll$ "u ! plan & on leave "u
 section #ajb4  7,c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
p>agraph1 ! t]m lock\t means a labor    
dispute involv+ a "w /oppage1 9 :i* an  
employ] )holds "w f its employees 9 ord]
 to ga9 a concession f ! employees4  4  
#c4 ,effective date  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is  
,act1 includ+ ! am5dm5t made by ?is     
,act1 takes effect on ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,regulations ,n lat]   
?an #abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all     
issue am5d$ regulations "u title ,i ( ! 
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   

7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa et seq471 tak+ into
 acc\nt ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act4