legislation: 106-hr-5262
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| 106-hr-5262 | 106 | hr | 5262 | Battered Women's Employment Protection Act | Labor and Employment | 2000-09-21 | 2000-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-33] | CA | D | R000486 | 7 | Battered Women's Employment Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to unemployment tax to require appropriate State laws to provide for unemployment compensation for an individual separated from employment due to circumstances directly resulting from the individual's experience of domestic violence.(Sec. 3) Amends the Social Security Act to require State laws approved under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to provide for training for claims reviewers and hearing personnel in the nature of domestic violence, and in methods of ascertaining its existence, so that employment separations stemming from domestic violence are reliably screened, identified, and adjudicated.(Sec. 4) Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to entitle an employee to such leave: (1) in order to care for the employee's child or parent, if such child or parent is addressing domestic violence and its effects; or (2) because the employee is addressing domestic violence and its effects, the employee is unable to perform any of the functions of the employee's position. Allows leave, in such cases, to be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule. Allows the employee to elect, or the employer to require, substitution of accrued paid leave for such leave. Provides for certification and confidentiality of domestic violence information involved in such cases.(Sec. 5) Amends specified Federal law to provide for entitlement to leave for Federal employees in such domestic violence situations.(Sec. 6) Allows unemployment compensation or leave benefits under other laws, collective bargaining agreements, or employment benefit programs greater than those provided by this Act; but prohibits diminishment of the rights and benefits established by this Act. | 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z |