Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act
Sponsored By: Representative Moore (WV)
Introduced
Summary
Prevents employers from reclaiming health insurance premiums when an eligible employee takes leave for the birth of a child and then does not return to work. It would add the birth of a son or daughter to the Family and Medical Leave Act's list of covered events and require employers to notify eligible employees about the premium-recovery rule.
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- Families and new parents: Would be protected from repayment demands for employer-paid health coverage if they take birth-related leave and do not return to work.
- Employees eligible for FMLA: Explicitly adds "the birth of a son or daughter" as a covered reason for leave so birth-related leave gets the same premium protections as other FMLA events.
- Employers: Must notify eligible employees taking birth-related leave that the employer may not recover any premium the employer paid to maintain the employee's coverage if the employee fails to return because of the birth.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More FMLA protections for new parents
If enacted, you could take FMLA leave for your own child’s birth. You must meet FMLA rules on employer size, time worked, and hours. If you take birth‑related leave and do not return because of that birth, your employer could not make you repay the health premiums they paid to keep your coverage. Employers would have to tell you about this protection.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moore (WV)
WV • R
Cosponsors
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
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