3.0.0 631 2022-11-15T16:34:39Z 2022-11-15T16:34:39Z Senate S S 2013-03-20 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-20T22:21:04Z Paid Sick Leave Act 113 5849 HR 2014-12-11 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Healthy Families Act 113 1286 HR 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Identical bill CRS 2013-03-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2030-2035) IntroReferral 2013-03-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2029-2030) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2013-03-20 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2013-03-20 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2013-03-20 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2013-03-20 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2013-03-20 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2013-03-20 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2013-03-20 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2013-03-20 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2013-03-20 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2013-03-20 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2013-03-20 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2013-03-20 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2013-03-20 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2013-03-20 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-03-20 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2013-03-20 True C001099 Sen. Cowan, William M. [D-MA] William "Mo" Cowan D MA 2013-03-20 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2013-04-08 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2013-05-13 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2013-09-11 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2014-09-18 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2014-09-18 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2014-12-09 False Labor and Employment Assault and harassment offenses Civil actions and liability Congressional agencies Congressional officers and employees Congressional oversight Domestic violence and child abuse Employee leave Employment discrimination and employee rights Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government liability Government studies and investigations Library of Congress Marriage and family status Merit Systems Protection Board Sex offenses State and local government operations Labor and Employment 00 2013-03-20 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-02T15:53:18Z Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked.

Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to earn more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit.

Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members (including a domestic partner or the domestic partner's parent or child); or (3) seek medical attention, assist a related person, take legal action, or engage in other specified activities relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Prohibits an employer from interfering with an employee's exercise of such rights.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to exercise certain investigative and enforcement authority for employees covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991. Grants the same authority, for employees under their jurisdiction, to the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General (GAO), the Board of Directors of the congressional Office of Compliance, and the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Authorizes civil actions by employees, individuals, or their representatives for damages or equitable relief against employers who violate this Act.

Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to a suit brought by an employee of a federally-assisted state program or activity for relief authorized under this Act.

Requires the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to annually compile information on paid sick time and the Comptroller General to study related matters.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining more generous leave policies.

]]> Healthy Families Act Display Title Healthy Families Act Short Titles as Introduced Healthy Families Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s631is/xml/BILLS-113s631is.xml 2013-03-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2030-2035) 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.