§2651 — Title 29 Labor | U.S. Code

Summary

The Act and any changes it makes do not change or affect federal or state laws that ban discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. If a state or local law gives people greater family or medical leave rights than the Act, that state or local law stays in effect and is not replaced or cut back by the Act.

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.

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.

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