Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008

To provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program, and for other purposes.

4/22/2008--Introduced.
Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers.. Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) contract for a state to provide benefits in that state through the Program, including expansion of a pre-existing state program; or
(2) at a governor's request enter an interagency agreement with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to establish and provide Program benefits directly through a state Family and Medical Insurance Program. Entitles eligible employees to Program benefits that include specified percentages of their daily earnings for 12 workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 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. Establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund in the Treasury. 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.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
• and 13 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
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Committees

• House Ways and Means
• 3 more
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5873

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 22, 2008

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• May 12, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
• Apr 22, 2008: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Apr 22, 2008: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
• Apr 22, 2008: Referred to House Education and Labor
• Apr 22, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
• Apr 22, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E678)
• Introduced on Apr 22, 2008.

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Blog Coverage

May 19, 2008 Call-In Play Date on 6.14 at 10 am

We'll bring the telephone numbers of Portland-area representatives, and a short script describing why we, as parents, want to support the recently proposed federal paid family leave bill (HR 5873). All you have to do is bring your cell ...

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May 07, 2008 HR 5873

Please sign AUCD on the letter of support for HR 5873. In addition to paid leave, the issue of expanding the definition of family is of particular importance to the disability community. Many individuals with developmental disabilities ...

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May 07, 2008 Paid Maternity Leave Still on the Wishlist for Many US Mothers

Most recently at the federal level, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 (HR 5873) was introduced in April to provide paid leave to care for a new child and to cover workplaces with fewer than 50 employees. ...

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