HR 5845
110th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Crime and Law Enforcement
Employee rights
Families
Leave of absence
Married people
Prosecution
Victims of crimes
Violence
Crime Victims Employment Leave Act
Introduced: April 17, 2008
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Crime Victims Employment Leave Act- Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period to attend court proceedings relating to the prosecution of a person for a violent crime (including domestic violence) committed against the employee or his or her spouse, parent, son, daughter, or other next of kin.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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