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H.R. 5496 114th Congress House

Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016

Official title: To extend protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to part-time workers.

Introduced: June 16, 2016 Introduced by: Janice D. Schakowsky Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee leave
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Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 16, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jun 16, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016

This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to make an employee eligible for coverage if that employee has been employed for at least 12 months by a covered employer from whom the leave is requested.

The bill repeals the current requirement that the employee have served at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period before the leave request.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 16, 2016
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 16, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5496: Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5496/
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"H.R. 5496: Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5496/.
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H.R. 5496, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5496/.
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