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GA SB411
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/19/2016
Primary Sponsor
Horacena Tate
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AI Summary
- Creates a temporary family medical leave insurance program providing up to 6 weeks of partial wage replacement benefits per 12-month period for individuals unable to work due to their own disability, a family member's serious health condition, or bonding with a new child (birth, adoption, or foster care placement)
- Weekly benefit amounts range from $50 to $74 based on a wage bracket table, with higher earners receiving 55% of their highest-quarter wages divided by 13, capped at the maximum workers' compensation temporary partial disability rate
- Funded through employer and employee contributions split evenly, with the contribution rate set at 1.5% of wages for 2017–2018 and adjusted annually thereafter (ranging between 0.1% and 1.5%), deposited into a newly created Family Medical Leave Fund administered by the Commissioner of Labor
- Eligible family members include a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or spouse; benefits are subject to a 7-day waiting period and cannot be received concurrently with unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, or similar benefits from another state or federal program
- Contingent effective date of January 1, 2017, requiring ratification of a constitutional amendment at the 2016 general election authorizing dedication of funds to the Family Medical Leave Fund; the Act would be automatically repealed if the amendment is not proposed, ratified, or voted on
Legislative Description
'Georgia Family Medical Leave Act of 2016'
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/22/2016
Full Bill Text
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