What is the official ID of this bill?
The official print number for this legislation is HR 2996.
Leave for Victims: Support and Protection in the Workplace
This bill expands the Family and Medical Leave Act to include individuals who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking. This allows citizens to take paid or unpaid leave for medical treatment, seeking safe housing, or participating in legal proceedings, aiming to provide essential support during difficult life situations.
Key points
The new law allows leave for needs related to being a victim of violence, such as medical appointments, therapy, finding safe housing, or participating in legal cases.
Leave can be taken all at once or intermittently, offering flexibility to suit individual victim needs.
Employees can use their accrued paid vacation, personal, or sick leave to cover part of this leave, if normally provided by the employer.
Definitions of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking are clearly outlined to help understand who qualifies for the new right.
Status:
Expired
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