H.R. 11025
Adds 12 weeks of leave for parents of sick newborns
Gives eligible workers up to 12 extra unpaid weeks of job-protected leave when their newborn is in a neonatal intensive care unit, for a combined total of 24 weeks.
- Applies to eligible employees whose baby is in an intensive care unit for a serious health condition
- The extra leave expires 12 months after the baby's birth
- Workers may use accrued paid vacation, personal, family or sick leave during it
- Combined with existing family leave, up to 24 weeks in a 12-month period
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