Job Protection Act

This bill aims to significantly expand access to job-protected family and medical leave for American workers. It achieves this by amending the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to reduce the eligibility period for employees. Under the proposed changes, an employee would only need to be employed for at least 90 days by an employer to qualify for leave, removing the current requirements of 12 months of employment and 1,250 hours of service. This change would apply broadly, including to federal, presidential, and congressional employees, making leave available much sooner in their employment. Furthermore, the bill dramatically expands the number of employers subject to FMLA requirements. Currently, only employers with 50 or more employees are covered by the Act. This legislation would amend the definition of "employer" to include any entity with one or more employees , thereby extending FMLA protections to workers in smaller businesses.