FAMILY Act

This bill would create an Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration to pay monthly benefits to workers who take time off for their own serious health condition, to care for a family member with a serious health condition, for reasons covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, or to deal with domestic or other violence. Benefits would replace a share of past earnings, ranging from 85 percent of lower earnings down to 50 percent of higher earnings, with a monthly minimum of $580 and maximum of $4,000, adjusted for wage growth, for up to 12 weeks of caregiving in a 12-month period. Employers would have to restore workers to their jobs after leave and keep their health coverage during leave, and could be sued for retaliation. States that already have paid leave programs could receive federal grants to run their own programs. Applications could be filed starting 18 months after the bill becomes law.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democrat sponsor
• 38 cosponsors