HB 1351 — Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations.

Summary

Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations.

Bill Text

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This bill amends the Texas statutes.

• CHAPTER 84. EMPLOYEE LEAVE FOR FAMILY OR MEDICAL OBLIGATIONS SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 84.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Child" means a biological child, adopted or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or child of a person standing in loco parentis who is: (A) under 18 years of age; or (B) 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a physical or mental disability or serious health condition. (2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission. (3) "Employee" means an individual who performs services for an employer for compensation under an oral or written contract of hire, whether express or implied. The term does not include an independent contractor. (4) "Employer" means a person who employs employees. The term includes a public employer. (5) "Employment benefits" means all benefits provided by or made available to an employee by an employer. The term includes group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave, annual leave, educational benefits, and pensions whether the benefits are provided by a practice or written policy of an employer or through an employee benefit plan. (6) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code. (7) "Grandchild" means the child of a child of an employee. (8) "Grandparent" means the parent of a parent of an employee. (9) "Grandparent-in-law" means the parent of a parent of an employee's spouse. (10) "Health care provider" means: (A) a licensed individual who provides or renders health care; or (B) an unlicensed individual who provides or renders health care under the direction or supervision of a physician. (11) "Parent" means: (A) the biological parent of an employee; or (B) an individual who stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a child. (12) "Parent-in-law" means the parent of an employee's spouse. (13) "Serious health condition" means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that requires inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility or continuing treatment by a health care provider. The term includes a serious disease such as cancer or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (14) "Sexual abuse" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 21.02 or 21.11, Penal Code. (15) "Sexual assault" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code. (16) "Sibling" means the brother or sister of an employee or an employee's spouse. (17) "Stalking" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 42.072, Penal Code. (18) "Trafficking" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02, Penal Code. Sec. 84.002. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter. SUBCHAPTER B. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE Sec. 84.051. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. (a) An employee who has been employed by an employer for at least one year is entitled to not less than 30 days of leave: (1) to attend to the employee's own serious health condition; (2) to care for the following individuals with a serious health condition: (A) the employee's child; (B) the employee's grandchild; (C) the employee's spouse; (D) the employee's sibling; (E) the employee's parent or parent-in-law; or (F) the employee's grandparent or grandparent-in-law; (3) to spend time with a child due to: (A) the birth of the employee's child; or (B) the placement of a child with the employee in connection with the adoption or foster care of the child by the employee; or (4) to attend to the following, if the employee or employee's family member described by Subdivision (2) is a victim of family violence, sexual assault, sexual abuse, stalking, or trafficking: (A) the receipt of medical care or psychological or other counseling for physical or psychological injury or disability; (B) the receipt of services from a victim services organization; (C) relocation due to the family violence, sexual assault,

  amended

Action History

1. March 11, 2025

   Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker

2. March 11, 2025

   Read first time

3. November 15, 2024

   Filed

Sponsors

• Thresa "Terry" Meza · Primary

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