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To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Mr. T
ESTER
(for himself, Mr. M
ARKEY
, Ms. W
ARREN
, Mr. D
URBIN
, Mr. F
RANKEN
, Mrs. G
ILLIBRAND
, Mr. C
OONS
, and Ms. B
ALDWIN
) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the death of a son or daughter.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parental Bereavement
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Act of 2015’’ or the ‘‘Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FAMILY LEAVE BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF A SON
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OR DAUGHTER.
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(a) F
AMILY
L
EAVE
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(1) E
NTITLEMENT TO LEAVE
.—Section
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102(a)(1) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of
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1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)) is amended by adding
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at the end the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(F) Because of the death of a son or
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daughter.’’.
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(2) R
EQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LEAVE
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(A) S
CHEDULE
.—Section 102(b)(1) of
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such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1)) is amended by
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inserting after the third sentence the following
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new sentence: ‘‘Leave under subsection
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(a)(1)(F) shall not be taken by an employee
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intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule
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unless the employee and the employer of the
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employee agree otherwise.’’.
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(B) S
UBSTITUTION OF PAID LEAVE
.—Sec-
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tion 102(d)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
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2612(d)(2)(B)) is amended, in the first sen-
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tence, by striking ‘‘(C) or (D)’’ and inserting
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‘‘(C), (D), or (F)’’.
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(C) N
OTICE
.—Section 102(e) of such Act
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(29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) is amended by adding at
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the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(4) N
OTICE FOR LEAVE DUE TO DEATH OF A
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SON OR DAUGHTER
.—In any case in which the ne-
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cessity for leave under subsection (a)(1)(F) is fore-
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seeable, the employee shall provide such notice to the
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employer as is reasonable and practicable.’’.
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(D) S
POUSES EMPLOYED BY SAME EM
-
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PLOYER
.—Section 102(f)(1)(A) of such Act (29
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U.S.C. 2612(f)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
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‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
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paragraph (A), (B), or (F)’’.
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(E) C
ERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(g) C
ERTIFICATION
R
ELATED TO THE
D
EATH OF
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A
S
ON OR
D
AUGHTER
.—An employer may require that a
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request for leave under section 102(a)(1)(F) be supported
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by a certification issued at such time and in such manner
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as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe. If the Sec-
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retary issues a regulation requiring such certification, the
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employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy of such
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certification to the employer.’’.
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(F) F
AILURE TO RETURN FROM LEAVE
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Section 104(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2614(c))
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is amended—
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(i) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by insert-
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ing before the semicolon the following: ‘‘,
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