Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§2651 Effect on other laws
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2651
Summary
The Act must not change or weaken any federal or state law that bans discrimination because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. The Act must not override any state or local law that gives people greater family or medical leave rights than the leave this Act provides.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §2651
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(a)Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to modify or affect any Federal or State law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
(b)Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to supersede any provision of any State or local law that provides greater family or medical leave rights than the rights established under this Act or any amendment made by this Act.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103–3, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 6, known as the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which enacted this chapter, section 60m and 60n of Title 2, The Congress, and sections 6381 to 6387 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, amended section 2105 of Title 5, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 2601 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 2601 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 6 months after Feb. 5, 1993, see section 405(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–3, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
29 U.S.C. § 2651
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73