S. 3140 would provide that 4 of the 21 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave.
Detailed Summary
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008 - Allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay available for either the: (1) birth of a child; or (2) placement of a child with the employee for either adoption or foster care. Makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) four administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved; and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave.
Authorizes the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to up to eight administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of: (1) the benefits provided to the federal government of offering increased paid parental leave, including enhanced recruitment and retention of employees; (2) the cost to the federal government of increasing the amount of paid parental leave that is available to employees; (3) trends in the private sector and in state and local governments with respect to offering paid parental leave; and (4) the federal government's role as a model employer.
Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees.
Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the same substitution for Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Library of Congress employees.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2008: Referred to Senate subcommittee. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
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Visitor Comments
Dorothy Madigan
December 13, 2008, 7:13pm (report abuse)I am very much in favor of having this bill passed. There are no times more important for parents than when a child enters the family, either by birth or adoption, and federal employees as well as others should be given every opportunity to benefit a child by having its parents available at that time. I do hope the subcommittee will recommend passage of the bill to the full Senate.
RHONDA
December 16, 2008, 2:30pm (report abuse)I am very much in favor of having this bill passed. I myself am expecting in March 2009 and this would really help my situation. I am a fairly new employee and I don't have leave built up like some employee's who have been with the government 15 years. With new employee's come new families and they should be taken care of.