1 New Subdivision; Labor; Protective Legislation; Family and Medical Leave Benefits for COVID-19. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 66 the following new section:

Family and Medical Leave Benefits for COVID-19

275:66-a Family and Medical Leave Benefits for COVID-19. The provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. section 28, shall be extended to all employees of employers with at least 15 or more employees for any employee in quarantine, covered family member in quarantine, or covered family member sent home from school or child care, for coronavirus or COVID-19, or for a COVID-19 related reason, as directed by a medical provider or under government direction. This section shall not apply to individual instances in which the commissioner determines there to be an economic hardship.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

1 New Subdivision; Labor; Protective Legislation; Family and Medical Leave Benefits for COVID-19. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 66 the following new section:

Family and Medical Leave Benefits for COVID-19

275:66-a Family and Medical Leave Benefits for COVID-19. The provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. section 28, shall be extended to all employees of employers with at least 15 or more employees for any employee in quarantine, covered family member in quarantine, or covered family member sent home from school or child care, for coronavirus or COVID-19, or for a COVID-19 related reason, as directed by a medical provider or under government direction. This section shall not apply to individual instances in which the commissioner determines there to be an economic hardship.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.