To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit a family member of a wounded veteran to take leave under such Act after a lesser period of service with an employer.

Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 with respect to hours-of-service requirements a spouse, parent, son, or daughter of a covered servicemember must meet to qualify for leave under such Act.

Entitles such individual to take such leave in order to care for the covered servicemember if he or she has been employed for at least 625 hours of service with an employer.

Defines "covered servicemember" as a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5090 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5090

 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit a family 
member of a wounded veteran to take leave under such Act after a lesser 
                  period of service with an employer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2008

  Mr. Barrow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on 
Oversight and Government Reform and House Administration, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit a family 
member of a wounded veteran to take leave under such Act after a lesser 
                  period of service with an employer.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERIOD OF SERVICE REQUIRED FOR LEAVE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF 
              WOUNDED VETERANS.

    Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2611) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Special rule for family members of covered 
                servicemembers.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in 
                the case of an individual who is a spouse, parent, son, 
                or daughter of a covered servicemember, such individual 
                shall be considered an eligible employee for purposes 
                of taking leave under section 102(a)(1)(C) in order to 
                care for the covered servicemember, if the individual 
                has been employed for at least 625 hours of service 
                with an employer.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) Covered servicemember.--The term `covered 
        servicemember' means a member of the Armed Forces, including a 
        member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing 
        medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in 
        medical hold or medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the 
        temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or 
        illness.''.
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