Search Results: keywords:"job protection act"

  • S. 408 — To expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:618

    S. 408, known as the “Job Protection Act,” aims to broaden the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by allowing more employees to be eligible for leave and increasing the number of employers required to provide leave. The act reduces the eligibility requirement from 12 months...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 408 is a new rule to make it easier for people to take time off from work when they need it. Now, workers only need to be at their job for 3 months, instead of a year, to take a break, and even small businesses with just one employee have to follow this rule.

  • H. R. 1035 — To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:819

    H.R. 1035, known as the "Job Protection Act," seeks to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). It reduces the required employment period for eligibility from 12 months to 90 days, allowing more employees, including federal, presidential, and congressional employees,...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1035 wants to make it easier for workers to take a break from their jobs when they're sick or need to care for family. It changes who can take these breaks by letting in more people and making sure even the smallest workplaces have to offer these breaks.