Labor Leave Act This bill requires an employer to maintain an employee's health care coverage during any period the employee takes family and medical leave when the employer engages in a lockout during the period of leave. (In this bill, "lockout" means a labor dispute involving a work stoppage, in which an employer withholds work from its employees in order to gain a concession from the employees.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessLabor-management relations
Labor Leave Act
USA116th CongressS-1549| Senate
| Updated: 5/20/2019
Labor Leave Act This bill requires an employer to maintain an employee's health care coverage during any period the employee takes family and medical leave when the employer engages in a lockout during the period of leave. (In this bill, "lockout" means a labor dispute involving a work stoppage, in which an employer withholds work from its employees in order to gain a concession from the employees.)
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessLabor-management relations