Healthy Families Act
Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Families Act
This bill provides for paid and unpaid sick leave for employees to meet their own medical needs and those of their families.
It requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with at least one hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours of paid sick leave in a year. An employer with fewer than 15 employees may also provide the same amount of paid sick leave, but may opt out of such requirement, in which case such employer must provide its employees at least 56 hours of unpaid leave in a year. An employee may use sick leave for absences (1) resulting from a physical or mental illness, injury or medical condition; (2) resulting from obtaining professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventive medical care; (3) to care for a child, parent, spouse, a domestic partner, or other blood or close relative; and (4) resulting from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of an employee's right to accrue sick leave as provided by this bill. An employee may take legal action to enforce the right to sick leave granted by this bill and the Department of Labor must investigate complaints of violations of the requirements of this bill.
Labor is authorized to conduct a public awareness campaign to educate and inform the public of the requirements for paid sick leave provided by this bill.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1784 | Healthy Families Act | Identical bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 3415 | Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act | Related bill | Mar 5, 2020 |
| HR 6150 | Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act | Related bill | Mar 9, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Library of Congress
- Marriage and family status
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Sex offenses
- Small business
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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