109 HR 5364 IH: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to U.S. House of Representatives 2006-05-11 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5364 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2006 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Carson, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and House Administration, 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 A BILL To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits under that Act.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Family Fairness Act of 2006.

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Elimination of hours of service requirement

Section 101(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: (A)

In general

The term eligible employee means an employee who has been employed, either as a full-time or part-time employee, for at least 12 months by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested under section 102. .