Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act

Summary

Family and Medical Leave Clarification Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide that the term serious health condition does not cover short-term conditions for which treatment and recovery are very brief. Lists examples of conditions which are covered by such term. (Sec. 3) Voids specified regulations and opinion letters of the Secretary of Labor under FMLA on the effective date of new final regulations. Directs the Secretary to revise such regulations and issue new proposed and final regulations by certain deadlines. (Sec. 4) Revises requirements for FMLA leave taken intermittently or on a reduced leave scheduleor. Requires certification by the health care provider of the medical necessity of such leave. Authorizes employers to require: (1) an employee to take intermittent leave in increments of up to one-half of a work day; and (2) employees who travel as part of their normal day-to-day work or duty assignments to take leave for the duration of that work or assignment if the employer cannot reasonably accommodate the employee's request to take leave intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. (Sec. 5) Authorizes an employer who does not exercise the right to substitute other employer-provided leave for FMLA leave to require an employee to request such leave in a timely manner. (Sec. 6) Authorizes an employer to require the employee to choose between FMLA unpaid leave and employer-provided paid absence. (Sec. 7) Requires documentation by objective medical findings of the appropriate medical facts for purposes of certification of a request for leave under FMLA.

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Timeline

1. 29 April 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and House Oversight, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 April 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to House Education and the Workforce

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 April 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E710-711)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 April 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 29 April 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 6 May 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

   Source: Committee

7. 15 May 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 April 1998 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 April 1998

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Sponsors

• Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Sponsor
• ROBERT GOODLATTE · R · Cosponsor
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