Federal Employee Paid Leave Act
The Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act is a bill[1] for legislation, introduced by Carolyn B. Maloney, Gerald Connolly, and Eleanor Holmes Norton,[2] to provide four weeks of paid leave for federal workers who adopt, foster, or have a child.[3] The bill was stalled in committee.[4]
On December 20, 2019, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020,[5] the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA)[6] to grant federal government employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off for the birth, adoption or foster of a new child.[7] The law applies to births or placements occurring on or after October 1, 2020.[8]
References
- ^ "H.R.1022 - Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017". United States Congress. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees".
- ^ "The Need for Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees: Adapting to a Changing Workforce-Executive Summary". Institute for Women's Policy Research.
- ^ "Trumps' Push for Paid Parental Leave Stalls - RealClearPolitics".
- ^ S. 1790; NDAA 2020, Pub.L. 116-92, Pub. L. 116–92 (text) (PDF)
- ^ Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXVI, § 7601-7606
- ^ 5 USC § 6382
- ^ Office of Personnel Management, MEMORANDUM FOR: HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES on December 27, 2019, and Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXVI, §§7602(c), 7603(c), & 7604(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2306, "The amendments made by this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring before October 1, 2020."
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