3.0.0 1681 2023-01-12T17:52:46Z 2023-01-12T17:52:46Z Senate S S 2007-06-21 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-22T02:56:44Z Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 110 5873 HR 2008-05-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Related bill CRS 2007-06-21 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-06-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8241-8242) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-06-21 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-06-22 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-06-25 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2008-03-10 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-07-29 False Labor and Employment Economics and Public Finance Families Family leave Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Sick leave Social Welfare Social security taxes Taxation Wages Labor and Employment 00 2007-06-21 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-20T18:51:21Z Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers.

Entitles eligible employees to Program benefits that include specified percentages of their daily earnings for eight workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or other authority during any 12-month period.

Authorizes any employer, with the Secretary's approval, to establish a voluntary plan meeting specified criteria.

Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Civil Service Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program with the same Program benefits for certain federal agency employees.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a family and medical leave premium on every individual and every employer to finance a Family and Medical Leave Trust Fund in the Treasury for Program benefits. Exempts from such premium: (1) employers or self-employers with voluntary plans approved by the Secretary as equivalent or better than the Program; and (2) small employers who have elected not to participate in it.

]]> Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007 Display Title Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1681is/xml/BILLS-110s1681is.xml 2007-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.