# 114-hr-5496: Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016

114-hr-5496, Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5496
- Congress: 114
- Title: Family and Medical Leave Act Protections for Part-time Workers Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2016-06-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (8)

- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act
- 114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015
- 114-hr-4215: CLEANER Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-5496 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5496)

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- [114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4521)
- [114-hr-4479: Families of Flint Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4479)
- [114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4269)
- [114-hr-4215: CLEANER Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4215)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5496 (as of 2025-11-18).