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H.R. 389 111th Congress House

Family Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits under that Act.

Introduced: January 9, 2009 Introduced by: Tammy Baldwin Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee leaveFamily relationships
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Jan 9, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jan 9, 2009
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.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 9, 2009

Referred to House Administration

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage under such Act if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer with respect to whom such leave is requested. (Eliminates the requirement, under current law, that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 3, 2010
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 12, 2010
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Green, Al
Texas · May 20, 2009
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 16, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 9, 2009
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 389: Family Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-389/
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"H.R. 389: Family Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-389/.
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H.R. 389, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-389/.
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