Senate Bill #611 (2021)
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Increases the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-six (26) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.
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2021-03-11: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
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2021-04-23: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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2021-04-23: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/28/2021)
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2021-04-28: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2021-05-28: Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2021)
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2021-06-01: Proposed Substitute
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2021-06-02: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2021-06-03: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)
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2021-06-08: Senate passed Sub A
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2021-06-10: Referred to House Labor
Changes since original draft
2021 – S 0611- 2021 – S 0611 SUBSTITUTE A
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LC001994- LC001994/SUB A
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- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021
- ____________
- A N A C T
- RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS – RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND
- FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Introduced By: Senators Cano, DiMario, Quezada, Lombardi, Lawson, Goldin, Murray,- IntroducedBy:SenatorsCano,DiMario,Quezada,FLombardi,Lawson,Goldin,Murray,
- Seveney, Miller, and Euer
- Date Introduced: March 11, 2021
- Referred To: Senate Labor
- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Section 28-48-2 of the General Lawsin Chapter 28-48 entitled "Rhode Island Parental and Family Medical Leave Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:
- 28-48-2. Parental leave and family leave requirement.
(a) Every employee who has been employed by the same employer for twelve (12) consecutive months shall be entitled, upon advance notice to his or her employer, to thirteen (13) twenty-six (26) consecutive work weeks of parental leave or family leave in any two (2) calendar years. The employee shall give at least thirty (30) days notice of the intended date upon which parental leave or family leave shall commence and terminate, unless prevented by medical emergency from giving the notice. The director shall promulgate regulations governing the form and content of the employee's notice to the employer. (b) Parental leave or family leave granted pursuant to this chapter may consist of unpaid leave. If an employer provides paid parental leave or family leave for fewer than thirteen (13) twenty-six (26) weeks, the additional weeks of leave added to attain the total of thirteen (13) twenty-six (26) weeks required by subsection (a) of this section may be unpaid.- (a) Every employee who has been employed by the same employer for twelve (12) consecutive months shall be entitled, upon advance notice to his or her employer, to thirteen (13) twenty-four (24) consecutive work weeks of parental leave or family leave in any two (2) calendar years. The employee shall give at least thirty (30) days notice of the intended date upon which parental leave or family leave shall commence and terminate, unless prevented by medical emergency from giving the notice. The director shall promulgate regulations governing the form and content of the employee's notice to the employer.
- (b) Parental leave or family leave granted pursuant to this chapter may consist of unpaid leave. If an employer provides paid parental leave or family leave for fewer than thirteen (13) twenty-four (24) weeks, the additional weeks of leave added to attain the total of thirteen (13) twenty-four (24) weeks required by subsection (a) of this section may be unpaid.
- (c) The employer may request that the employee provide the employer with written certification from a physician caring for the person who is the reason for the employee's leave, which certification shall specify the probable duration of the employee's leave.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC001994 ========- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC001994/SUB A ========
- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
- OF
- A N A C T
- RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS – RHODE ISLAND PARENTAL AND
- FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
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This act would increase the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-six (26) weeks in any two (2) calendar years. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC001994 ========- This act would increase the amount of parental or family leave available to an employee from thirteen (13) weeks to twenty-four (24) weeks in any two (2) calendar years.
- This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC001994/SUB A ========
Votes
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House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.
June 06, 2019 at 5:13pm
Yeas: 33 /
Nays: 2 /
Not voting: 3 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for PASSAGE
IN CONCURRENCE
June 20, 2019 at 5:49pm
Yeas: 66 /
Nays: 7 /
Not voting: 2 /
Recused: 0