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S 1441 111th Congress Senate

Military Family Leave Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to grant family of members of the uniformed services temporary annual leave during the deployment of such members.

Introduced: October 13, 2009 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Employee leaveEmployment discrimination and employee rightsMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependents
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Jul 10, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 10, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 10, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Family Leave Act of 2009 - Entitles an employed family member of a member of the Armed Forces who receives notification of a call or order to active duty in support of a contingency operation, or who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation, to two workweeks of leave per year for each family member who is so called or deployed. Allows such leave to: (1) be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule; and (2) consist of paid or unpaid leave, as the employer considers appropriate.

Allows an employer to require certification of entitlement to such leave within a leave request.

Provides employment and benefits protection for employees upon their return from such leave. Prohibits an employer from interfering with or otherwise denying the exercise of such leave rights.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3257 Identical bill Military Family Leave Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 4, 2010
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1441: Military Family Leave Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1441/
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