Summary: Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50), if the total number of employees employed by that employer within 75 miles of that worksite is fewer than 25 (currently 50).Allows an employee covered by FMLA to take up to 4 hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend activities that: (1) are sponsored by a school or community organization; and (2) relate to a program of the school or organization that is attended by the employee's child or grandchild.Allows the aggregate amount of parental involvement leave for a husband and wife employed by the same employer to be limited to the amount allowed for one employee.Applies the parental involvement leave allowance to federal employees.Includes under FMLA entitlement leave to meet routine family medical care needs, including: (1) transportation of a child or grandchild for medical and dental appointments for annual checkups and vaccinations; and (2) care of an elderly individual related to the employee, including visits to nursing homes and group homes. Allows the aggregate amount of such leave for a husband and wife employed by the same employer to be limited to the amount allowed for one employee.Allows an employee to elect, or an employer to require, substitution of any of the paid or family leave of the employee for any leave provided under this Act.Imposes requirements of notification by the employee of leave requests. Allows an employer to require certification supporting such requests.

family medical leave enhancement act amends family medical leave act fmla cover employees worksites employ fewer employees fewer employees continues exempt fmla coverage employees worksites employ fewer employees currently total number employees employed employer miles worksite fewer currently employee covered fmla hours day period hours month period parental involvement leave participate attend activities sponsored school community organization relate program school organization attended employee child grandchild allows aggregate parental involvement leave husband wife employed employer limited allowed employee applies parental involvement leave allowance federal employees includes fmla entitlement leave meet routine family medical care needs including transportation child grandchild medical dental appointments annual vaccinations care elderly individual related employee including visits nursing homes group homes allows aggregate leave husband wife employed employer limited allowed employee allows employee elect employer require substitution paid family leave employee leave provided act imposes requirements notification employee leave requests allows employer require certification supporting requests


Summary: Support for Injured Servicemembers Act of 2007 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to a combined total of 26 workweeks of leave, during any 12-month period, to care for a member of the U.S. Armed Forces with a combat-related injury (servicemember), if such employee is the servicemember's primary caregiver. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, or family leave for any part of the 26-week period. Amends federal civil service law to entitle civilian federal employees to the same leave allowance. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid annual or sick leave for any part of the 26-week period.

support injured servicemembers act amends family medical leave act entitle eligible employee combined total workweeks leave month period care member combat related injury servicemember employee servicemember primary caregiver provides substitution accrued paid vacation personal family leave week period amends federal civil service law entitle civilian federal employees leave allowance provides substitution accrued paid annual sick leave week period


Summary: Military Family and Medical Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to care for a covered service member who is the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent. Defines covered service member as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, for a serious injury or illness. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the availability of such leave during any other 12-month period. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, or family leave for any part of the 26-week period. Limits a husband and wife both working for the same employer to such 26 weeks altogether during a single 12-month period.

military family medical leave act amends family medical leave act entitle eligible employee workweeks leave month period care covered service member employee spouse son daughter parent defines covered service member member including member national_guard_or_a_reserve undergoing medical treatment recuperation therapy medical hold medical holdover status injury illness declares act shall construed limit availability leave month period provides substitution accrued paid vacation personal family leave week period limits husband wife working employer weeks altogether single month period


Summary: Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 with respect to hours-of-service requirements airline flight crews must meet to qualify for leave under such Act. Declares that a flight attendant or flight crewmember will be considered to meet such requirements if he or she has been paid for or has worked 60% of the employer's monthly hour or trip guarantee, or the equivalent annualized over the previous 12-month period.

respect hours service requirements airline flight crews meet qualify leave act declares flight attendant flight crewmember considered meet requirements paid worked employer monthly hour trip guarantee equivalent annualized previous month period


Summary: Quality Child Care for America Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations for child care workforce development initiatives. Provides for funds to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out one or more specified child care workforce development initiatives. Requires a state plan to specify the activities that it will provide through any particular workforce development initiative.

quality child care america act amends child care development block grant act authorize appropriations child care workforce development initiatives provides funds state local governments indian tribes carry specified child care workforce development initiatives requires state plan specify activities provide particular workforce development initiative


Summary: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2012 the grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers.

amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act extend fy2012 grant program armor vests law enforcement officers


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.

federal employees paid parental leave act allows federal employees substitute available paid leave leave pay available birth child placement child employee adoption foster care makes available weeks leave employee entitled purposes administrative weeks paid parental leave connection birth placement involved accumulated annual sick leave authorizes director increase paid parental leave available administrative workweeks based consideration benefits provided federal government offering increased paid parental leave including enhanced recruitment retention employees cost federal government increasing paid parental leave available employees trends private sector state local governments respect offering paid parental leave federal government role model employer amends congressional_accountability_act allow substitution covered congressional employees amends family medical leave act allow substitution government_accountability_office gao library congress employees


Summary: Military Family Support Act of 2008 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a program to authorize a caregiver (a federal employee at least 18 years of age capable of providing care to a child or other dependent family member of a member of the Armed Forces) to use: (1) any available sick leave for the provision of such care in the same manner as annual leave is used; and (2) any federal leave available to that caregiver as though that period of caregiving is a medical emergency. Requires the program to: (1) provide a process for reasonable notice of the need for leave; and (2) protect employees from discrimination or retaliation for the use of leave under this Act and provide the opportunity to appeal a denial of its use. Requires the service member for whom the caregiving is provided to be performing service in support of a contingency operation or in situations for which hostile fire or imminent danger pay is authorized and to designate the caregiver for his or her family. Terminates the program on December 31, 2012.Provides for an offsetting reduction in FY2008 appropriations for the Department of Defense for research, development, test and evaluation.

military family support act directs establish program authorize caregiver federal employee years age capable providing care child dependent family member member armed_forces use available sick leave provision care manner annual leave federal leave available caregiver period caregiving medical emergency requires program provide process reasonable notice need leave protect employees discrimination retaliation use leave act provide opportunity appeal denial use requires service member caregiving provided performing service support contingency operation situations hostile fire imminent danger pay authorized designate caregiver family terminates program december offsetting reduction fy2008 appropriations department_of_defense research development test evaluation


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a maximum annual benefit of $3,750 ($7,500 for married couples filing a joint tax return) for a dependent care flexible spending arrangement; and (2) allow a carryover of unused dependent care benefits in tax-exempt cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements into the next plan year.

amends internal revenue code allow maximum annual benefit married couples filing joint tax return dependent care flexible spending arrangement allow carryover unused dependent care benefits tax exempt cafeteria plans flexible spending arrangements plan year


Summary: Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a state to include, as part of its regulatory process for issuance and renewal of licenses to providers of child care services, a recommendation to each provider that it carry current liability insurance. Requires state plans for the use of child care and development block grant funds to certify that there are in effect state or local health and safety requirements that each child care provider: (1) post publicly and conspicuously in the service area of its premises a notice specifying whether it carries current liability insurance; and (2) give written notice to parents about whether it carries such insurance, obtain the signature of at least one parent per child acknowledging receipt of such notice, and maintain records of such signed notice while a child receives services.

act amends child care development block grant act require state include regulatory process issuance renewal licenses providers child care services recommendation provider carry current liability insurance requires state plans use child care development block grant funds certify effect state local health safety requirements child care provider post publicly conspicuously service area premises notice specifying carries current liability insurance written notice parents carries insurance obtain signature parent child acknowledging receipt notice maintain records signed notice child receives services


Summary: Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a business-incentive grant program to provide child care through public-private partnerships. Provides program grants to cover up to one-third of the costs for: (1) businesses or consortia to start up, or provide additional, employee child care services; and (2) nonprofit business organizations to provide technical information and assistance to enable businesses to provide such services. Requires such services to: (1) be provided equitably and affordably to low- and moderate-income employees; and (2) comply with state and local licensing requirements. Gives priority in grant selection to businesses with fewer than 100 full-time employees.

child care public private partnership act directs secretary health_and_human_services establish business incentive grant program provide child care public private partnerships provides program grants cover costs businesses consortia start provide additional employee child care services nonprofit business organizations provide technical information assistance enable businesses provide services requires services provided equitably low- moderate income employees comply state local licensing requirements gives priority grant selection businesses fewer time employees


Summary: Child Care Affordability Act of 2009- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment; (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses; (3) provide for an inflation adjustment after 2010 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit; and (4) make such tax credit refundable.

child care affordability act amends internal revenue code allow tax deduction expenses paid household dependent care services necessary gainful employment increase dollar limitation tax credit expenses provide inflation adjustment dollar amounts tax deduction tax credit tax credit refundable


Summary: Pathways Advancing Career Training Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make formula matching grants to states with approved plans for programs that provide preparatory and supportive services, information on career and technical education, training, pre-apprenticeship assistance, and related services, including tuition assistance, to: (1) single parents and displaced homemakers; and (2) individuals pursuing nontraditional training and employment in fields where individuals from one gender compose less than 25% of workers. Requires the Secretary, through the award of competitive grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with an independent institution of higher education, public or private nonprofit organization, or state agency, to conduct at least one multi-site evaluation of such programs. Requires eligible state agencies to administer such programs, make competitive subgrants to eligible entities, and identify certain core indicators of performance.

pathways training act authorizes secretary labor formula matching grants states approved plans programs provide preparatory supportive services information career technical education training pre apprenticeship assistance related services including tuition assistance single parents displaced individuals pursuing nontraditional training employment fields individuals gender workers requires secretary award competitive grants contracts cooperative agreements independent institution higher education public private nonprofit organization state agency conduct multi site evaluation programs requires eligible state agencies administer programs competitive subgrants eligible entities identify certain core indicators performance


Summary: Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of disability (or because of age or infirmity, as under current law) are unable to care for themselves. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish: (1) a direct care workforce monitoring program; and (2) a National Advisory Council on the Direct Care Workforce. Directs the Secretary to award three-year grants to states and other eligible entities to improve the recruitment, retention, and education of the direct care workforce.

direct care workforce empowerment act amends fair labor standards act exempt minimum wage maximum hour requirements employee employed casual basis domestic service employment provide companionship services individuals disability age current law unable care directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish direct care workforce monitoring program national advisory council direct care workforce directs secretary award year grants states eligible entities improve recruitment retention education direct care workforce


Summary: Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

right start child care education act amends internal revenue code increase rates maximum allowable tax credit employer provided child care facilities increase eligibility threshold rate household dependent care tax credit credit refundable allow new tax credit child care providers hold bachelor degree early childhood education child care related degree provide hours child care services taxable year increase tax exclusion employer provided dependent care assistance


Summary: Child Care Facilities Financing Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to eligible entities to deposit into child care capital funds for technical and financial assistance to eligible child care providers to pay the costs of acquisition, construction, renovation, or improvement of child care facilities or equipment, or for technical assistance to such providers to help them undertake facilities improvement and expansion.

child care facilities financing act authorizes secretary health_and_human_services award competitive grants eligible entities deposit child care capital funds technical financial assistance eligible child care providers pay costs acquisition construction renovation improvement child care facilities equipment technical assistance providers help undertake facilities improvement expansion


Summary: Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2010.

child dependent care fsa enhancement act amends internal revenue code increase employer provided dependent care assistance employee exclude gross income allows annual inflation adjustment increased


Summary: Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a same-sex spouse, as determined under applicable state law, domestic partner, child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition. Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees.

family medical leave inclusion act amends family medical leave act provide employee leave care sex spouse determined applicable state law domestic partner child parent law adult child sibling grandparent grandchild son law daughter law spouse child parent person health condition amends federal civil service law apply leave allowance federal employees


Summary: Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50), if the total number of employees employed by that employer within 75 miles of that worksite is fewer than 25 (currently 50). Allows an employee covered by FMLA to take up to 4 hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend activities that are sponsored by a school or community organization; and (2) relate to a program of the school or organization that is attended by the employee's child or grandchild. Permits the use of such parental involvement leave to meet routine family medical care needs, including: (1) such employee's medical and dental appointments, or their spouse, child, or grandchild; and (2) the care needs of their related elderly individuals, including visits to nursing homes and group homes. Allows an employee to elect, or an employer to require, substitution of any of the paid or family leave or paid medical or sick leave of the employee for any leave provided under this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in situations where such employer would not normally provide any such paid leave. Imposes on the employee requesting leave certain notification requirements. Allows an employer to require certification supporting such requests. Applies the parental involvement and family wellness leave allowance to federal employees.

family medical leave enhancement act amends family medical leave act fmla cover employees worksites employ fewer employees fewer employees continues exempt fmla coverage employees worksites employ fewer employees currently total number employees employed employer miles worksite fewer currently allows employee covered fmla hours day period hours month period parental involvement leave participate attend activities sponsored school community organization relate program school organization attended employee child grandchild permits use parental involvement leave meet routine family medical care needs including employee medical dental appointments spouse child grandchild care needs related elderly individuals including visits nursing homes group homes allows employee elect employer require substitution paid family leave paid medical sick leave employee leave provided act declares act shall require employer provide paid sick leave paid medical leave situations employer normally provide paid leave imposes employee requesting leave certain notification requirements allows employer require certification supporting requests applies parental involvement family wellness leave allowance federal employees


Summary: Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2011 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers that are licensed by a state or receive funds under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program to: (1) obtain a comprehensive criminal background check of each employee who provides child care services, each applicant for employment, and each family child care provider who provides or applies to provide such services; and (2) refuse to employ individuals convicted of crimes of violence or crimes against children. Requires the state to certify that: (1) each eligible child care provider (with an exception related to child care provided by a relative) that is licensed by the state will be inspected at least at 3-month intervals; and (2) each such provider that receives funds under the Program will receive not less than 40 hours of initial training and 24 hours of training annually that includes CPR, first aid, recognizing child abuse, basic safety and health, and child behavior and development. Reduces by 10% allotments to states that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act.

child care criminal background check act amends child care development block grant act require child care providers licensed state receive funds child care development block grant program obtain comprehensive criminal background check employee provides child care services applicant employment family child care provider provides applies provide services refuse employ individuals convicted crimes violence crimes children requires state certify eligible child care provider exception related child care provided relative licensed state inspected month intervals provider receives funds program receive hours initial training hours training annually includes cpr aid recognizing child abuse basic safety health child behavior development reduces allotments states fail comply requirements act


Summary: Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.


Summary: Balancing Act of 2011 - Family Leave Insurance Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish a Family and Medical Insurance Program, which may involve contracts with state programs, under which, for specified reasons, an eligible employee of a covered employer shall be entitled to family and medical leave insurance benefits for a total of 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month program. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a similar Civil Service Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program for federal employees. Creates in the Treasury the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a family and medical leave premium on employees and employers. Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act - Amends the FMLA to increase the number of employers to which it applies by reducing from 50 to 25 employees the threshold number triggering application of the Act. Entitles eligible employees and federal employees to take specified additional leave for parental involvement and family wellness. Domestic Violence Leave Act - Entitles eligible employees, including federal employees, to leave to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Includes within the purview of FMLA same-sex spouses and domestic partners and their children. Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers to provide paid sick time to their employees, including time to address domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Prohibits such employers from discriminating against employees for their legitimate use of paid sick time. Directs the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to compile specified information relating to use of paid sick time. Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize additional funds for expanding child care activities for young children under age three. Authorizes the Secretary to allot funds to eligible states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for the federal share of access to affordable health benefits coverage for eligible child care providers. Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program. Healthy Early Education Workforce Grant Program Act - Requires a state receiving certain funds to expend them for the federal share of the cost of providing access to affordable health benefits coverage for eligible child care providers and, at state discretion, their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. Child Care Facilities Financing Act - Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive technical and financial assistance grants to Department of the Treasury-certified community development financial institutions and other specified organizations for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of child care facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish a program to award competitive grants to assist states in providing incentive funds to encourage the establishment and operation of employer-operated child care programs. Universal Prekindergarten Act - Directs the Secretary to make grants to state agencies to develop high-quality full-day, full-year universal prekindergarten programs for all children three, four, and five years old. Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the school breakfast program to provide free breakfasts to school children without regard to family income. Afterschool Education Enhancement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with respect to requirements for state applications for 21st century community learning center grants. Repeals the restriction in such applications to students attending schools: (1) eligible for certain schoolwide programs; (2) serving a high percentage of students from low-income families; or (3) in need of academic improvement. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require that certain employees working at less than full-time under participation, vesting, and accrual rules governing pension plans be treated as meeting full-time year-of-service criteria. Qualifies such workers for group health plans. Extends ERISA coverage to certain individuals whose services are leased or contracted for. United States Business Telework Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a pilot program in up to five states to raise awareness about telework among employers and to encourage them to offer telework options to employees.

balancing act family leave insurance act amends family medical leave act direct secretary labor establish involve contracts state programs specified reasons eligible employee covered employer shall entitled family medical leave insurance benefits total workweeks leave month program requires director office_of_personnel_management establish similar federal employees creates treasury family medical leave insurance fund amends internal revenue code impose family medical leave premium employees employers family medical leave enhancement act amends fmla increase number employers applies reducing employees threshold number triggering application act entitles eligible employees federal employees specified additional leave parental involvement family wellness domestic violence leave act entitles eligible employees including federal employees leave address domestic violence sexual assault stalking includes purview fmla sex spouses domestic partners children healthy_families_act_-_requires certain employers provide paid sick time employees including time address domestic violence sexual assault stalking prohibits employers discriminating employees legitimate use paid sick time directs commissioner labor_statistics compile specified information relating use paid sick time amends child_care_and_development_block grant act authorize additional funds expanding child care activities young children age authorizes secretary allot funds eligible states indian tribes tribal organizations federal share access affordable health benefits coverage eligible child care providers establishes child care provider development retention grant program child care provider scholarship program healthy early education workforce grant program act requires state receiving certain funds expend federal share cost providing access affordable health benefits coverage eligible child care providers state discretion spouses domestic partners dependents child care facilities financing act authorizes secretary competitive technical financial assistance grants department treasury certified community development financial institutions specified organizations acquisition construction renovation child care facilities directs secretary establish program award competitive grants assist states providing incentive funds encourage establishment operation employer operated child care programs universal prekindergarten act directs secretary grants state agencies develop high quality day year universal prekindergarten programs children years old amends child nutrition act require school breakfast program provide free breakfasts school children regard family income respect requirements state applications 21st century community learning center grants repeals restriction applications students attending schools eligible certain schoolwide programs serving high percentage students low income families need academic improvement amends employee retirement income security act erisa require certain employees working time participation vesting accrual rules governing pension plans treated meeting time year service criteria qualifies workers group health plans extends erisa coverage certain individuals services leased contracted telework act directs secretary labor conduct pilot program states raise awareness telework employers encourage offer telework options employees


Summary: Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition. Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees.

family medical leave inclusion act amends family medical leave act provide employee leave care domestic partner child parent law adult child sibling grandparent grandchild son law daughter law spouse child parent person health condition amends federal civil service law apply leave allowance federal employees


Summary: Expanding Dependent and Child Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2012.

expanding dependent child care act amends internal revenue code increase employer provided dependent care assistance employee exclude gross income allows annual inflation adjustment increased


Summary: Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include lactation (i.e., breastfeeding or the expressing of milk from the breast) as protected conduct under such Act (specifically, an amendment to such Act commonly known as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act). Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to extend the requirement that certain employers provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child to bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity employees or outside salesmen who are exempt from federal labor laws that limit the number of hours in a workweek.

breastfeeding promotion act amends civil rights act include lactation breastfeeding expressing milk breast protected conduct act specifically amendment act commonly known pregnancy discrimination act amends fair labor standards act extend requirement certain employers provide reasonable break time employee express breast milk nursing child bona fide executive administrative professional capacity employees outside exempt federal labor laws limit number hours workweek


Summary: Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery or DIAPER Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to include a state's provision under a child care and development block grant of diapers and diapering supplies to enrolled child care providers as covered child care assistance to parents with children under age three. Treats such a provision as a direct service not counted among administrative costs.

diaper act amends child care development block grant act include state provision child care development block grant diapers supplies enrolled child care providers covered child care assistance parents children age treats provision direct service counted administrative costs


Summary: Domestic Violence Leave Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee, his or her same-sex spouse, or domestic partner to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period: (1) to care for such individual's family member, if the family member is addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their effects; or (2) because such individual is addressing such matters, he or she is unable to perform any of the functions of his or her position. Authorizes such individual to substitute any of his or her accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, family leave, or medical or sick leave for any of the 12-week period of such leave. Authorizes an employer to require an employee to certify with documentation the basis of the leave request. Declares that nothing in this Act shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in any situation in which such employer would not normally provide any such paid leave. Amends federal civil service law to entitle civilian federal employees, their same-sex spouses, or domestic partners to the same leave allowance. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid annual or sick leave for any part of the 12-week period. Authorizes the employing agency to require an employee to certify with documentation the basis of the leave request.

domestic violence leave act amends family medical leave act entitle eligible employee sex spouse domestic partner workweeks leave month period care individual family member family member addressing domestic violence sexual assault stalking effects individual addressing matters unable perform functions position authorizes individual substitute accrued paid vacation leave personal leave family leave medical sick leave week period leave authorizes employer require employee certify documentation basis leave request declares act shall require employer provide paid sick leave paid medical leave situation employer normally provide paid leave amends federal civil service law entitle civilian federal employees sex spouses domestic partners leave allowance provides substitution accrued paid annual sick leave week period authorizes employing agency require employee certify documentation basis leave request


Summary: Working Families Flexibility Act - Authorizes an employee to request from an employer a temporary or permanent change in the terms or conditions of the employee's employment if the request relates to: (1) the number of hours the employee is required to work, (2) the times when the employee is required to work or be on call for work, (3) where the employee is required to work, or (4) the amount of notification the employee receives of work schedule assignments. Sets forth certain employer duties with respect to such requests. Makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with any rights provided to an employee under this Act. Authorizes an employee to file a complaint with the Secretary of Labor for any violations of such rights. Provides for the investigation and assessment of civil penalties or the award of relief for alleged violations, including the review in federal courts of appeal of orders of the Secretary. Requires the Secretary and certain federal agency administrative officers to provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding compliance with this Act. Requires the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor to issue guidance on compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act that provides a flexible work environment through changes in employee terms and conditions of employment provided in this Act. Applies the requirements of this Act to certain classes of employees, including employees of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Library of Congress.

working_families flexibility act authorizes employee request employer temporary permanent change terms conditions employee employment request relates number hours employee required work times employee required work work employee required work notification employee receives work schedule assignments sets forth certain employer duties respect requests makes unlawful employer interfere rights provided employee act authorizes employee file complaint secretary labor violations rights provides investigation assessment civil penalties award relief alleged violations including review federal courts appeal orders secretary requires secretary certain federal agency administrative officers provide information technical assistance employers labor organizations general public compliance act requires administrator wage hour division department_of_labor issue guidance compliance fair labor standards act provides flexible work environment changes employee terms conditions employment provided act applies requirements act certain classes employees including employees government_accountability_office gao library_of_congress


Summary: Child Care Affordability Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment, (2) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for such expenses, (3) provide for an inflation adjustment beginning after 2013 to the dollar amounts for such tax deduction and tax credit, and (4) make such tax credit refundable.

child care affordability act amends internal revenue code allow tax deduction expenses paid household dependent care services necessary gainful employment increase dollar limitation tax credit expenses provide inflation adjustment beginning dollar amounts tax deduction tax credit tax credit refundable


Summary: Ensuring Child Care for Working Families Act of 2012 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise funding requirements for child care assistance to: (1) guarantee child care assistance for a family with a dependent child requiring such care, if the total income of the family does not exceed 200% of the poverty line and the child care assistance will enable an individual in the family to accept employment, remain employed, or participate in an education or training activity; and (2) include Indian tribes and tribal organizations as entities eligible for state grants in amounts equal to those granted to states.

ensuring child care working families act amends temporary assistance needy families tanf title social security act revise funding requirements child care assistance guarantee child care assistance family dependent child requiring care total income family exceed poverty line child care assistance enable individual family accept employment remain employed participate education training activity include indian tribes tribal organizations entities eligible state grants amounts equal granted states


Summary: Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a business-incentive public-private partnership program of grants to businesses and consortia to: (1) pay start-up costs to provide child care services, or (2) provide additional child care services needed by the employees of such businesses. Requires nonprofit business organizations receiving such grants to provide technical information and assistance to enable businesses to provide such services. Gives priority in grant selection to businesses with fewer than 100 full-time employees.

child care public private partnership act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish business incentive public private partnership program grants businesses consortia pay start costs provide child care services provide additional child care services needed employees businesses requires nonprofit business organizations receiving grants provide technical information assistance enable businesses provide services gives priority grant selection businesses fewer time employees


Summary: Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the mandatory reduction in the rate of the tax credit for household and dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000. Makes provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that increased the amounts of employment-related expenses eligible for such credit permanent.

middle class dependent care fairness act amends internal revenue code eliminate mandatory reduction rate tax credit household dependent care services taxpayers adjusted gross incomes exceed makes provisions economic_growth_and_tax_relief_reconciliation_act increased amounts employment related expenses eligible credit permanent


Summary: Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $5,000 to $10,000 the limitation on the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is less than $100,000. Provides for an annual inflation adjustment beginning after 2013 for the increased limitation amount and the modified adjusted gross income amount.

child care flex spending act amends internal revenue code increase limitation tax exclusion employer provided dependent care assistance taxpayers modified adjusted gross income provides annual inflation adjustment beginning increased limitation modified adjusted gross income


Summary: Support Working Parents Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the phaseout of the tax credit for dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000.

amends internal revenue code repeal phaseout tax credit dependent care services taxpayers adjusted gross incomes exceed


right start child care education act amends internal revenue code increase rates maximum allowable tax credit employer provided child care facilities increase eligibility threshold rate household dependent care tax credit credit refundable allow new tax credit child care providers hold bachelor degree early childhood education child care related degree provide hours child care services taxable year increase tax exclusion employer provided dependent care assistance


Summary: Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2011.

child dependent care fsa enhancement act amends internal revenue code increase employer provided dependent care assistance employee exclude gross income allows annual inflation adjustment increased


Summary: Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner (including a same-sex spouse) or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition. Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees.

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Summary: Parental Bereavement Act of 2011 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.

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Summary: Diaper Investment and Aid to Promote Economic Recovery Act or DIAPER Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to include a state's provision under a child care and development block grant of diapers and diapering supplies to enrolled child care providers as covered child care assistance to parents with children under age three.

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Summary: Child Care and Resources Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve at least $1 million of annual child care and development block grant appropriations for operation of a national toll-free hotline and website to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help them access safe, affordable, and quality child care in their community.

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Summary: Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a business-incentive grant program to provide child care through public-private partnerships. Requires the Secretary to make such grants to: (1) states, on a competitive basis, to enable businesses and consortia to carry out certain activities; and (2) nonprofit business organizations with expertise in management issues of a high-quality child care center to provide technical information and assistance to enable businesses to provide child care services. Specifies that grants to businesses and consortia are meant to enable them to: (1) pay start-up costs incurred to provide child care services, (2) assist with the costs of child care services needed by their employees, and (3) pay for training and professional development for staff that provide child care services. Gives priority in grant selection to businesses with fewer than 100 full-time employees.

child care public private partnership act directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish business incentive grant program provide child care public private partnerships requires secretary grants states competitive basis enable businesses consortia carry certain activities nonprofit business organizations expertise management issues high quality child care center provide technical information assistance enable businesses provide child care services specifies grants businesses consortia meant enable pay start costs incurred provide child care services assist costs child care services needed employees pay training professional development staff provide child care services gives priority grant selection businesses fewer time employees


Summary: Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 allowing a tax credit for employer-provided child care.

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Summary: Infant and Toddler Care Improvement Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to enable eligible states (including Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers, especially those from low-income families. Authorizes the use of grant funds to: (1) make grants to organizations with pertinent expertise to establish and operate staffed family child care networks or systems that offer family child care providers technical assistance, training, administrative support, or direct services; (2) support a statewide network of infant and toddler care specialists; and (3) support initiatives to improve the quality of the provider workforce. Allows the use of such funds also to: (1) develop infant and toddler components for the State's Quality Rating and Improvement System or a similar rating system, child care licensing regulations, or voluntary early learning guidelines; (2) improve the ability of parents to obtain information about high-quality infant and toddler care; or (3) assist eligible infant and toddler care providers seeking to increase their ranking on the State's Quality Rating and Improvement System or similar rating system, meet performance standards applicable to an Early Head Start agency, or become accredited by a national accrediting body.

infant toddler care improvement act amends child care development block grant act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs grants enable eligible states including guam american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands improve quality care infants toddlers especially low income families authorizes use grant funds grants organizations pertinent expertise establish operate staffed family child care networks systems offer family child care providers technical assistance training administrative support direct services support statewide network infant toddler care specialists support initiatives improve quality provider workforce allows use funds develop infant toddler components state quality rating improvement system similar rating system child care licensing regulations voluntary early learning guidelines improve ability parents obtain information high quality infant toddler care assist eligible infant toddler care providers seeking increase ranking state quality rating improvement system similar rating system meet performance standards applicable early head start agency accredited national accrediting body


Summary: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - Declares it an unlawful employment practice for employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and other specified entities to: (1) not make reasonable accommodations to known limitations related to the pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions of job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on such an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need of the entity to make such reasonable accommodations; (3) require such job applicants or employees to accept an accommodation that they choose not to accept; or (4) require such employees to take leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided to their known limitations. Sets forth enforcement procedures and remedies under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, and the rights and protections extended to presidential offices. Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to issue regulations to carry out this Act, including the identification of reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

pregnant workers fairness act declares unlawful employment practice employers employment agencies labor organizations specified entities reasonable accommodations known limitations related pregnancy childbirth related medical conditions job applicants employees accommodation impose undue hardship entity business operation deny employment opportunities based need entity reasonable accommodations require job applicants employees accept accommodation choose accept require employees leave reasonable accommodation provided known limitations sets forth enforcement procedures remedies civil rights act congressional_accountability_act government employee rights act rights protections extended presidential offices directs equal_employment_opportunity_commission eeoc issue regulations carry act including identification reasonable accommodations addressing known limitations related pregnancy childbirth related medical conditions


Summary:
Parental Bereavement Act of 2013 or Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter.

Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay.

Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.

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Summary:
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2013 - 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 (subject to specified requirements) 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 promulgate regulations to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such an employee to a total of eight administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of: (1) the benefits to the federal government, including enhanced recruitment and employee retention; (2) the cost to the government; (3) trends in the private sector and in state and local governments; (4) the federal government's role as a model employer; and (5) the impact of increased paid parental leave on lower-income and economically disadvantaged employees and their children.

Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees, Government Accountability Office (GAO) employees, and Library of Congress employees. Counts certain service by an employee of the executive branch, Congress, GAO, or the Library of Congress while on active duty as a member of the National Guard or Reserves as service for that branch or agency for purposes of determining such employee's eligibility to take or substitute leave as provided under this Act.

federal employees paid parental leave act allows federal employees substitute available paid leave leave pay available birth child placement child employee adoption foster care makes available subject specified requirements weeks leave employee entitled purposes administrative weeks paid parental leave connection birth placement involved accumulated annual sick leave authorizes director promulgate regulations increase paid parental leave available employee total administrative workweeks based consideration benefits federal government including enhanced recruitment employee retention cost government trends private sector state local governments federal government role model employer impact increased paid parental leave lower income economically disadvantaged employees children amends congressional accountability act family medical leave act allow substitution covered congressional employees government_accountability_office gao employees library congress employees counts certain service employee executive branch congress gao library_of_congress active duty member national_guard_or_reserves service branch agency purposes determining employee eligibility substitute leave provided act


Summary:
Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition.

Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees.

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Summary: Support Working Parents Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the phaseout of the tax credit for dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000.


Summary: Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the mandatory reduction in the rate of the tax credit for household and dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000.

middle class dependent care fairness act amends internal revenue code eliminate mandatory reduction rate tax credit household dependent care services taxpayers adjusted gross incomes exceed


Summary: Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.


Summary: Child Care Flex Spending Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $5,000 to $10,000 the limitation on the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is less than $100,000. Provides for an annual inflation adjustment beginning after 2014 for the increased limitation amount and the modified adjusted gross income amount.


Summary:
Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act of 2013 - Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA), to be headed by the Deputy Commissioner of SSA.

Entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the first month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. Qualifies for such a benefit payment any individual who:

 is insured for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act at the time his or her application is filed; has earned income from employment during the 12 months before filing it; has filed an application for a FMLI benefit in accordance with this Act; and was engaged in qualified caregiving, or anticipates being so engaged, during the 90-day period before the application is filed or within 30 days after. Defines "qualified caregiving" as any activity engaged in by an individual, other than regular employment, for a reason for which an eligible employee would be entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA).

Prescribes a formula for determination of an individual's monthly FMLI benefit payment, as well as for the maximum and the minimum monthly benefit amounts.

Requires a FMLI benefit payment to be coordinated with any periodic benefits received from temporary disability insurance or family leave insurance programs under any state law or plan, local government, or an instrumentality of two or more states.

Prescribes criteria that makes an individual ineligible for a FMLI benefit payment.

Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations.

Establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund in the Treasury. Requires FMLI benefit payments to be made only from this Fund.

Prohibits the use of amounts from the Social Security Trust Fund or appropriated to the SSA to administer Social Security programs for FMLI benefits or administration.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on every individual and employer, all self-employment income, and every railroad employee, employee representative, or railroad employer to finance the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund in the Treasury for FMLI benefits.

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Summary: Child Care Access and Refundability Expansion Act or the Child CARE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for dependent care expenses, to: (1) make such credit refundable, (2) deny such credit to nonresident aliens, and (3) allow an annual cost-of-living adjustment after 2013 to the amounts used to determine an income-based reduction in the amount of such credit.

child care access refundability expansion act child care act amends internal revenue code respect tax credit dependent care expenses credit refundable deny credit nonresident aliens allow annual cost living adjustment amounts determine income based reduction credit


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Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50), if the total number of employees employed by that employer within 75 miles of that worksite is fewer than 25 (currently 50).

Allows an employee covered by FMLA to take up to 4 hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to: (1) participate in or attend activities that are sponsored by a school or community organization, and (2) relate to a program of the school or organization that is attended by the employee's child or grandchild.

Permits the use of such parental involvement leave to meet routine family medical care needs, including: (1) such employee's medical and dental appointments, or their spouse, child, or grandchild; and (2) the care needs of their related elderly individuals, including visits to nursing homes and group homes.

Allows an employee to elect, or an employer to require, substitution of any of the paid or family leave or paid medical or sick leave of the employee for any leave provided under this Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in situations where such employer would not normally provide any such paid leave.

Imposes on the employee requesting leave certain notification requirements. Allows an employer to require certification supporting such requests.

Applies the parental involvement and family wellness leave allowance to federal employees.

family medical leave enhancement act amends family medical leave act fmla cover employees worksites employ fewer employees fewer employees continues exempt fmla coverage employees worksites employ fewer employees currently total number employees employed employer miles worksite fewer currently allows employee covered fmla hours day period hours month period parental involvement leave participate attend activities sponsored school community organization relate program school organization attended employee child grandchild permits use parental involvement leave meet routine family medical care needs including employee medical dental appointments spouse child grandchild care needs related elderly individuals including visits nursing homes group homes allows employee elect employer require substitution paid family leave paid medical sick leave employee leave provided act declares act shall require employer provide paid sick leave paid medical leave situations employer normally provide paid leave imposes employee requesting leave certain notification requirements allows employer require certification supporting requests applies parental involvement family wellness leave allowance federal employees


Summary: Elder Care Tax Credit Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the tax credit for dependent care expenses for parents (or ancestors of such parents) of the taxpayer who are physically or mentally incapable of self-care, regardless of whether such a parent has the same principal place of abode as the taxpayer for more than one-half of the taxable year.

elder care tax credit act amends internal revenue code allow tax credit dependent care expenses parents ancestors parents taxpayer physically mentally incapable self care regardless parent principal place abode taxpayer half taxable year


Summary:
Working Families Child Care Act of 2014 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to create a supplemental state entitlement for child care assistance for families with infants or toddlers under age three.

Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to enable eligible states (including Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers, especially those from low-income families.

Authorizes the use of grant funds to: (1) make grants to organizations with expertise in providing child care and related technical assistance, to establish new staffed family child care networks or to operate existing staffed family child care networks or systems that offer, to eligible infant and toddler care providers, technical assistance, training, administrative support, or direct services including monitoring visits to providers; (2) support a statewide network of infant and toddler care specialists; and (3) support initiatives to improve the quality of the provider workforce.

Allows the use of such funds also to: (1) develop infant and toddler components for the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System or a similar rating system, child care licensing regulations, or voluntary early learning guidelines; (2) improve the ability of parents to obtain information about high-quality infant and toddler care; or (3) assist eligible infant and toddler care providers seeking to increase their ranking on the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System or similar rating system, meet performance standards applicable to an Early Head Start agency, or become accredited by a national accrediting body.

working_families child care act amends temporary assistance needy families tanf title social security act create supplemental state entitlement child care assistance families infants toddlers age amends child_care_and_development_block grant act direct secretary health_and_human_services hhs grants enable eligible states including guam american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands improve quality care infants toddlers especially low income families authorizes use grant funds grants organizations expertise providing child care related technical assistance establish new staffed family child care networks operate existing staffed family child care networks systems offer eligible infant toddler care providers technical assistance training administrative support direct services including monitoring visits providers support statewide network infant toddler care specialists support initiatives improve quality provider workforce allows use funds develop infant toddler components state quality rating improvement system similar rating system child care licensing regulations voluntary early learning guidelines improve ability parents obtain information high quality infant toddler care assist eligible infant toddler care providers seeking increase ranking state quality rating improvement system similar rating system meet performance standards applicable early head start agency accredited national accrediting body


Summary:
Railroad Hours of Service Employees Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 to consider that a railroad employee, subject to hours of service under federal law, meets the hours of service eligibility requirement under FMLA if: (1) the employee has worked for or been paid for at least 60% of the applicable total guarantee, or the equivalent, for the previous 12-month period, by the employer with respect to whom FMLA leave is requested; and (2) the employee has worked for or been paid by that employer for at least 504 hours (not counting personal commute time or time spent on vacation leave or medical or sick leave) during such period.

Defines "applicable guarantee" for an employee, as established in the applicable collective bargaining agreement or, if none exists, in the employer's policies as: (1) the minimum number of hours for which an employer has agreed to schedule a nonreserve status employee for any given period; and (2) the number of hours for which an employer has agreed to pay a reserve status employee for any given period.

fmla consider railroad employee subject hours service federal law meets hours service eligibility requirement fmla employee worked paid applicable total guarantee equivalent previous month period employer respect fmla leave requested employee worked paid employer hours counting personal commute time time spent vacation leave medical sick leave period defines applicable guarantee employee established applicable collective bargaining agreement exists employer policies minimum number hours employer agreed schedule status employee given period number hours employer agreed pay reserve status employee given period


Summary: Strong Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for up to 25% of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave. Limits the allowable amount of such credit to $4,000 per employee for any taxable year.

strong families act amends internal revenue code allow certain employers business related tax credit wages paid employees period exceeding weeks employees family medical leave limits allowable credit employee taxable year


Summary: Families First Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an adjustment for inflation in calendar years after 2014 to amounts allowed with respect to the tax credit for dependent care expenses necessary for employment and the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

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Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new tax credit for employment-related expenses necessary to care for a dependent of a taxpayer who has attained age 50, including expenses for household services and for the care of the dependent, including respite care and hospice care. Limits the amount of such credit to $3,000 for the care of one dependent and $6,000 for the care of two or more dependents of the taxpayer in a taxable year.

amends internal revenue code allow new tax credit employment related expenses necessary care dependent taxpayer attained age including expenses household services care dependent including respite care hospice care limits credit care dependent care dependents taxpayer taxable year


Summary: Dependent Care Savings Account Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt dependent care savings accounts to pay the employment-related expenses of caring for a dependent of the taxpayer, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) of up to $5,000 in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) set forth rules for the tax treatment of account distributions and for excess contributions to an account, and (4) impose a tax on employers who fail to make comparable contributions to a dependent savings account for all participating employees.

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Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for their employment-related expenses incurred in caring for a child under the age of 13 or a child who is physicaly or mentaly incapable of self care (qualifying child). Limits the dollar amount of such deduction in a taxable year to $7,000 for taxpayers with one qualifying child or $14,000 for taxpayers with two or more qualifying children. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such amounts for taxable years beginning after 2014.

amends internal revenue code allow taxpayers itemize tax deductions deduction gross income line deduction employment related expenses incurred caring child age child incapable self care qualifying child limits dollar deduction taxable year taxpayers qualifying child taxpayers qualifying children allows annual inflation adjustment amounts taxable years beginning


right start child care education act amends internal revenue code increase rates maximum allowable tax credit employer provided child care facilities increase eligibility threshold rate household dependent care tax credit credit refundable allow new tax credit child care providers hold bachelor degree early childhood education child care related degree provide hours child care services taxable year increase tax exclusion employer provided dependent care assistance


Summary:
Parental Bereavement Act of 2013 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter.

Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay.

Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.

parental bereavement act amends family medical leave act entitle eligible employee workweeks leave month period death son daughter allows employee substitute available paid leave leave pay applies leave entitlement federal employees


Summary:
Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a domestic partner (including a same-sex spouse) or his or her child, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition.

Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees.

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child care flex spending act amends internal revenue code increase limitation tax exclusion employer provided dependent care assistance taxpayers modified adjusted gross income provides annual inflation adjustment beginning increased limitation modified adjusted gross income


Summary: Helping Working Families Afford Child Care Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) increase to $200,000, the adjusted gross income threshold level above which such credit is incrementally reduced; (2) increase the dollar limit on the allowable amount of such credit; (3) allow an inflation adjustment to the threshold amount and the maximum credit amounts, beginning after 2015; and (4) make such credit refundable.

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Summary: Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2015.

child dependent care fsa enhancement act amends internal revenue code increase employer provided dependent care assistance employee exclude gross income allows annual inflation adjustment increased


Summary:
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2015

 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 (subject to specified requirements) for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) six 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 to promulgate regulations to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such an employee to a total of 12 administrative workweeks, based on the consideration of: (1) the benefits to the federal government, including enhanced recruitment and employee retention; (2) the cost to the government; (3) trends in the private sector and in state and local governments; (4) the federal government's role as a model employer; and (5) the impact of increased paid parental leave on lower-income and economically disadvantaged employees and their children.

Amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees, Government Accountability Office (GAO) employees, and Library of Congress employees. Counts certain service by an employee of the executive branch, Congress, GAO, or the Library of Congress while on active duty as a member of the National Guard or Reserves as service for that branch or agency for purposes of determining such employee's eligibility to take or substitute leave as provided under this Act.

federal employees paid parental leave act allows federal employees substitute available paid leave leave pay available birth child placement child employee adoption foster care makes available subject specified requirements weeks leave employee entitled purposes administrative weeks paid parental leave connection birth placement involved accumulated annual sick leave authorizes director office_of_personnel_management promulgate regulations increase paid parental leave available employee total administrative workweeks based consideration benefits federal government including enhanced recruitment employee retention cost government trends private sector state local governments federal government role model employer impact increased paid parental leave lower income economically disadvantaged employees children amends congressional accountability act family medical leave act allow substitution covered congressional employees government_accountability_office gao employees library congress employees counts certain service employee executive branch congress gao library_of_congress active duty member national_guard_or_reserves service branch agency purposes determining employee eligibility substitute leave provided act


Summary:
Family Care Savings Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance to $10,000 in a taxable year and to provide for an inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2015.

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Summary:
Working Parent Support Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for their employment-related expenses incurred in caring for a child under the age of 13 or a child who is physicaly or mentaly incapable of self care (qualifying child). Limits the dollar amount of such deduction in a taxable year to $7,000 for taxpayers with one qualifying child or $14,000 for taxpayers with two or more qualifying children. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such amounts for taxable years beginning after 2015.


Summary:
Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act

Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA), to be headed by the Deputy SSA Commissioner.

Entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the first month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. Qualifies for such a benefit payment any individual who:

 is insured for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act at the time his or her application is filed; has earned income from employment during the 12 months before filing it; has filed an application for a FMLI benefit in accordance with this Act; and was engaged in qualified caregiving (any activity, except regular employment, for a reason entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993), or anticipates being so engaged, during the 90-day period before the application is filed or within 30 days after. Prescribes a formula for determination of an individual's monthly FMLI benefit payment, as well as for the maximum and the minimum monthly benefit amounts.

Requires a FMLI benefit payment to be coordinated with any periodic benefits received from temporary disability insurance or family leave insurance programs under any state law or plan, local government, or an instrumentality of two or more states.

Prescribes criteria that makes an individual ineligible for a FMLI benefit payment.

Specifies prohibited acts by an employer, and penalties for violations.

Establishes the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund in the Treasury. Requires FMLI benefit payments to be made only from this Fund.

Prohibits the use of amounts from the Social Security Trust Fund or appropriated to the SSA to administer Social Security programs for FMLI benefits or administration.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on every individual and employer, all self-employment income, and every railroad employee, employee representative, or railroad employer to finance the Federal Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund in the Treasury for FMLI benefits.

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Summary:
Child Care Access and Refundability Expansion Act or the Child CARE Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for employment-related expenses incurred for the care of a taxpayer's dependent, to: (1) make such credit refundable, (2) deny such credit for services provided outside the United States, (3) increase the dollar limit on the allowable amount of such credit and the percentage rate for qualified expenses, (4) deny such credit for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 in a taxable year; and (5) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the threshold amount for reducing such credit and the maximum allowable credit amount, beginning after 2015.

The bill also allows a new tax credit for 50% of the child care educational expenses, up to a maximum of $1,000 in any taxable year, paid with respect to the operation of a qualified child care center.

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Summary:
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), beginning January 1, 2016, to provide assistance to qualified veterans to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive health care services at a VA health care facility during the time such a veteran requires travel to and return from such facility.

Defines "qualified veteran" as a veteran who is the primary caretaker of a child and is: (1) receiving from the VA regular mental health care services, intensive mental health care services, or other intensive health care services such that the VA determines that providing assistance to the veteran to obtain child care would improve the veteran's access to such services, or (2) in need of regular or intensive mental health care services from the VA and, but for lack of child care services, would receive such health care services from the VA.

Includes among child care assistance under this Act:

 stipends for the payment of child care offered by licensed child care centers which shall be modeled after the VA's Child Care Subsidy Program; direct provision of child care at an on-site VA facility; payments to private child care agencies; and collaboration with facilities or programs of other federal departments or agencies. Directs the VA to carry out this Act using funds made available to the VA facility that provides the health care services for which the child care assistance is provided.

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Summary:
Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act

 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. Allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2016.


Summary:
Parental Bereavement Act of 2015 or the Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act

Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter.

Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay.

Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.


Summary:
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2015

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance.


Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an annual adjustment for inflation in taxable years beginning after 2015 to the $5,000 exclusion from the gross income of employees who receive employer-provided dependent care assistance.

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