,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,ms4    
,smi? 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4  
,b5net1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91
 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & 
,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit adv]se employm5t actions aga9/ 
qu>ant9$ or isolat$ individuals1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,job ,protection =      
,qu>ant9$ ,individuals ,act ( #bjbj4    
#b4 ,prohibition on adv]se employm5t    
actions aga9/ qu>ant9$ or isolat$       
individuals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an employ]   
%all n dis*>ge1 discipl9e1 ?reat51 or   
p5alize an employee ( ! employ]1 or     
o!rwise discrim9ate 9 ! "w t]ms1        
conditions1 location1 or privileges ( ! 
employee1 because ! employee-- 7#a7 has 
be51 or is1 9 isolation or qu>ant9e2 or 
7#b7 has responsibility = ! c>e ( a     

family memb] 9 isolation or qu>ant9e1   
reg>dless ( :e!r su* employee has assum$
 responsibility = all or a portion ( su*
 c>e volunt>ily1 by contract1 or by     
agreem5t4  7b7 ,en=cem5t au?ority  7#a7 
,inve/igative au?ority  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,to ensure compliance ) ! provisions (  
subsection 7a7 or any ord] issu$ "u ?is 
section1 ! ,secret>y %all h !           
inve/igative au?ority provid$ "u section
 #aa7;a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( 
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;a771 )       
respect to employ]s1 employees1 & o!r   
individuals affect$4  7,b7 ,subpo5a     
au?ority ,= ! purposes ( any            
inve/igation provid$ = 9 ?is p>agraph1 !
 ,secret>y %all h ! subpo5a au?ority    
provid$ = "u section #i ( ! ,fair ,labor
 ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4     
#bji74  7#b7 ,civil action by employees 
or individuals  7,a7 ,"r ( action ,an   
action to recov] ! damages or equitable 
relief prescrib$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 may 
be ma9ta9$ aga9/ any employ] 9 any      
,f$]al or ,/ate c\rt ( compet5t         

jurisdiction by "o or m employees or    
individuals or _! repres5tative = & on  
behalf (-- 7i7 ! employees or           
individuals2 or  7ii7 ! employees or    
individuals & o!rs simil>ly situat$4    
7,b7 ,liability ,any employ] :o violates
 subsection 7a7 %all be liable to any   
employee or individual affect$-- 7i7 =  
damages equal to-- 7,i7 ! am\nt (-- 7aa7
 any wages1 sal>y1 employm5t b5efits1 or
 o!r comp5sation d5i$ or lo/ by reason (
 ! violation2 or  7bb7 9 a case 9 :i*   
wages1 sal>y1 employm5t b5efits1 or o!r 
comp5sation h n be5 d5i$ or lo/1 any    
actual monet>y losses su/a9$ z a direct 
result ( ! violation2  7,,ii7 ! int]e/  
on ! am\nt describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7    
calculat$ at ! prevail+ rate2 &  7,,iii7
 an additional am\nt z liquidat$        
damages2 &  7ii7 = su* equitable relief 
z may be appropriate1 includ+ employm5t1
 re9/atem5t1 & promotion4  7,c7 ,fees & 
co/s ,! c\rt 9 an action "u ?is p>agraph
 %all1 9 addition to any judgm5t aw>d$  
to ! pla9tiff1 all[ a reasonable        

attorney's fee1 reasonable exp]t witness
 fees1 & o!r co/s ( ! action to be paid 
by ! def5dant4  7#c7 ,action by !       
,secret>y  7,a7 ,adm9i/rative action ,! 
,secret>y %all receive1 inve/igate1 &   
attempt to resolve compla9ts (          
violations ( subsection 7a7 9 ! same    
mann] t ! ,secret>y receives1           
inve/igates1 & attempts to resolve      
compla9ts ( violations ( sections #f &  
#g ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf & #bjg74  7,b7      
,civil action ,! ,secret>y may br+ an   
action 9 any c\rt ( compet5t            
jurisdiction to recov] ! damages        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i74  7,c7 
,sums recov]$ ,any sums recov]$ by !    
,secret>y pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b7  
%all be held 9 a special deposit acc\nt 
& %all be paid1 on ord] ( ! ,secret>y1  
directly to ea* employee or individual  
affect$4 ,any su* sums n paid to an     
employee or individual affect$ because (
 inability to d s )9 a p]iod ( #c ye>s  
%all be deposit$ into ! ,treasury ( !   

,unit$ ,/ates z miscellane\s receipts4  
7#d7 ,limitation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an     
action may be br\ght "u p>agraph 7#b71  
7#c71 or 7#e7 n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( ! la/ ev5t con/itut+ ! alleg$    
violation = :i* ! action is br\ght4     
7,b7 ,comm5cem5t ,9 det]m9+ :5 an action
 is comm5c$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 7#c71 or  
7#e7 = ! purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 x %all
 be consid]$ to be comm5c$ on ! date :5 
! compla9t is fil$4  7#e7 ,action =     
injunction by ,secret>y ,! di/rict c\rts
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all h jurisdiction1 
= cause %[n1 9 an action br\ght by !    
,secret>y-- 7,a7 to re/ra9 violations ( 
subsection 7a71 includ+ ! re/ra9t ( any 
)hold+ ( paym5t ( wages1 sal>y1         
employm5t b5efits1 or o!r comp5sation1  
plus int]e/1 f\nd by ! c\rt to be due to
 employees "u ?is section2 or  7,b7 to  
aw>d su* o!r equitable relief z may be  
appropriate1 includ+ employm5t1         
re9/atem5t1 & promotion4  7#f7          
,solicitor ( ,labor ,! ,solicitor (     
,labor may appe> = & repres5t !         

,secret>y on any litigation br\ght "u   
p>agraph 7#c7 or 7#e74  7c7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,,fmla def9itions  
,! t]ms p>5t1 son or daught]1 sp\se1 &  
cov]$ s]vicememb] h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms
 9 section #aja ( ! ,family & ,m$ical   
,leave ,act ( #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bfaa74  7#b7 ,any o!r individual relat$
 by blood or aff9ity ^: close           
association is ! equival5t ( a family   
relation%ip ,! t]m any o!r individual   
relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^: close     
association is ! equival5t ( a family   
relation%ip1 us$ ) respect to an        
employee1 means any p]son ) :om !       
employee has a significant p]sonal bond 
t is or is l a family relation%ip1      
reg>dless ( biological or legal         
relation%ip4  7#c7 ,dome/ic p>tn] ,! t]m
 dome/ic p>tn]1 us$ ) respect to an     
employee1 means-- 7,a7 ! p]son recogniz$
 z ! dome/ic p>tn] ( ! employee "u any  
dome/ic p>tn]%ip or civil union law ( a 
,/ate or political subdivision ( a      
,/ate2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( an unm>ri$   

employee1 an unm>ri$ adult p]son :o is 9
 a committ$1 p]sonal relation%ip ) !    
employee1 is n a dome/ic p>tn] z        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 to or 9 su* 
a relation%ip ) any o!r p]son1 & :o is  
designat$ to ! employ] by su* employee z
 t employee's dome/ic p>tn]4  7#d7      
,employ] ,! t]m employ] means a p]son   
engag$ 9 an indu/ry affect+ comm]ce4    
7#e7 ,family memb] ,! t]m family memb]  
means-- 7,a7 a sp\se or dome/ic p>tn]1  
son or daught]1 son-9-law1              
daught]-9-law1 p>5t1 p>5t-9-law1        
gr&p>5t1 gr&*ild1 sibl+1 uncle or aunt1 
or nephew or niece2 or  7,b7 ! next ( k9
 ( a cov]$ s]vicememb]1 or any o!r      
individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^:
 close association is ! equival5t ( a   
family relation%ip ) ! cov]$            
s]vicememb]4  7#f7 ,gr&*ild ,! t]m      
gr&*ild means ! son or daught] ( an     
employee's son or daught]4  7#g7        
,gr&p>5t ,! t]m gr&p>5t means a p>5t ( a
 p>5t ( an employee4  7#h7 ,isolation or
 qu>ant9e ,! t]m isolation or qu>ant9e1 

) respect to an individual1 means       
isolation or qu>ant9e because (-- 7,a7 a
 qu>ant9e ord] "u section #cfa ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bfd72  7,b7 an ord] or       
directive ( a ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal  
gov]nm5t2  7,c7 an ord] ( a ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 or ,tribal c\rt2  7,d7 a writt5  
recomm5dation ( a ,/ate1 local1 or      
,tribal (ficial t ! individual ent]     
isolation or qu>ant9e2 or  7,e7 volunt>y
 heal? monitor+1 :i* occurs :5 an       
individual does n h symptoms b is       
believ$ to h be5 expos$ to someone :o is
 sick bas$ on guidance issu$ by ! ,c5t]s
 = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion or !  
applicable ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal     
heal? dep>tm5t4  7#i7 ,nephew2 niece ,! 
t]ms nephew & niece1 us$ ) respect to an
 employee1 mean a son or daught] ( !    
employee's sibl+4  7#aj7 ,p>5t-9-law ,! 
t]m p>5t-9-law means a p>5t ( ! sp\se or
 dome/ic p>tn] ( an employee4  7#aa7    
,sibl+ ,! t]m sibl+ means any p]son :o  
is a son or daught] ( an employee's p>5t

 7o!r ?an ! employee74  7#ab7           
,son-9-law2 daught]-9-law ,! t]ms       
son-9-law & daught]-9-law1 us$ ) respect
 to an employee1 mean any p]son :o is a 
sp\se or dome/ic p>tn] ( a son or       
daught]1 z ! case may be1 ( ! employee4 
7#ac7 ,uncle2 aunt ,! t]ms uncle & aunt1
 us$ ) respect to an employee1 mean !   
son or daught]1 z ! case may be1 ( !    
employee's gr&p>5t 7o!r ?an ! employee's
 p>5t74  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to alt] !  
sick leave or sick pay t]ms ( any       
employm5t relation%ip or require paym5t 
( wages = h\rs n work$4