April 8, 2025
Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to prohibit an employer from recovering any health care premium paid by the employer for an employee if the employee fails to return to work due to the birth of a child, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act
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Sec. 2. Amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
(a) In general
Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(2)(B)) is amended—
(1)
in clause (i), by striking the or
at the end;
(2)
by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and
(3)
by inserting after clause (i) the following:
(ii)
the birth of a son or daughter of the employee; or
(b) Notice
Section 104(c) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4) Notice regarding option to not return from leave
An employer shall notify any eligible employee that takes leave for the birth of a son or daughter of the employee that the employer may not recover any premium described in paragraph (2) that the employer paid for maintaining coverage for the employee if the employee fails to return due to such birth.