On December 20, 2019, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020,[1] the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA)[2] granted federal government employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off for the birth, adoption or foster of a new child.[3] The law applies to births or placements occurring on or after October 1, 2020.[4]
References
edit- ^ S. 1790; NDAA 2020, Pub.L. 116-92, Pub. L. 116–92 (text) (PDF)
- ^ Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXVI, § 7601-7606
- ^ 5 USC § 6382
- ^ Office of Personnel Management, MEMORANDUM FOR: HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES on December 27, 2019, and Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXVI, §§7602(c), 7603(c), & 7604(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2306, "The amendments made by this section shall not be effective with respect to any birth or placement occurring before October 1, 2020."
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