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Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007

Introduced: June 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jun 21, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 21, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8241-8242)
Jun 21, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, mandatory for certain covered employers.

Entitles eligible employees to Program benefits that include specified percentages of their daily earnings for eight workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or other authority 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.

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.

What's happening now June 21, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5873 Related bill Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2008
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 10, 2008
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 25, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1681: Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1681/
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"S. 1681: Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1681/.
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