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S. 3140 (110th): Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008
- Introduced:
- Jun 16, 2008 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
- See Instead:
- This bill was re-introduced as S. 354 (111th) on Jan 29, 2009.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
6/16/2008--Introduced.
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the:
(1) birth of a child; or
(2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care.
Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes:
(1) four administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved; and
(2) any accumulated annual or sick leave.
Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to up to eight administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of:
(1) the benefits provided to the federal government of offering increased paid parental leave, including enhanced recruitment and retention of employees;
(2) the cost to the federal government of increasing the amount of paid parental leave that is available to employees;
(3) trends in the private sector and in state and local governments with respect to offering paid parental leave; and
(4) the federal government's role as a model employer.
Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees.
Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the same substitution for Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Library of Congress employees.
House Republican Conference Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
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- Title 2: THE CONGRESS
- Chapter 24: CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
- Subchapter II: EXTENSION OF RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS
- Part A: Employment Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave, Fair Labor Standards, Employee Polygraph Protection, Worker Adjustment and Retraining, Employment and Reemployment of Veterans, and Intimidation
- Section 1312: Rights and protections under Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
- Title 5: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
- Part III: EMPLOYEES
- Subpart E: Attendance and Leave
- Chapter 63: LEAVE
- Subchapter V: FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
- Section 6382: Leave requirement
- Title 29: LABOR
- Chapter 28: FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
- Subchapter I: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE
- Section 2612: Leave requirement