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119-s-1348119th CongressWALLET

Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act

Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Introduced

Summary

Would bar employers from recouping employer-paid health insurance premiums when an employee does not return because of the birth of a child. It would also require employers to notify eligible employees that they cannot recover those premiums for birth-related leave.

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  • Families and new parents: New parents would not face employer demands to repay premiums paid to keep their coverage if they do not return to work because of childbirth. Eligible employees would receive clear notice of this protection when taking birth-related leave.
  • Employers and HR teams: Employers would be prohibited from seeking premium repayments in these birth cases and would need to update leave notices and benefits processes to reflect the new rule.
  • Legal change: The bill would add "the birth of a son or daughter of the employee" to FMLA Section 104(c)(2)(B) and add a new paragraph requiring employers to provide notice to eligible employees taking birth-related leave.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

No premium payback after birth

If enacted, this bill would add the birth of a child to FMLA rules that bar employers from recovering health-insurance premiums. If you are eligible for FMLA and take leave for a birth, your employer would not be able to reclaim premiums it paid when you fail to return due to that birth. Employers would also have to notify eligible employees taking birth leave about this no-recapture rule.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Mike [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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