HB3532 - Family and Medical Leave Act

• Requires employers with 20 or more employees to provide 16 workweeks of unpaid family leave within any 24-month period for birth, adoption, foster care placement, or care of a family member with a serious health condition.

• Requires employers to provide 16 workweeks of unpaid medical leave within any 24-month period for employees unable to work due to their own serious health condition.

• Employees must have worked for the same employer for one year without a break in service and completed at least 1,000 hours in the preceding 12 months to qualify for leave.

• Mandates employers maintain health insurance coverage during leave periods at the same level and conditions as if the employee had continued working.

• Employees are entitled to restoration to their original position or an equivalent position with the same pay, benefits, and seniority upon return from leave; enforcement through the Department of Labor with administrative procedures and civil action available.

• Effective July 1, 2020, with requirements applying 180 days after enactment.