Sec. 2. Leave for spontaneous loss of an unborn child
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Section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611 )) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(13)through
(19)as paragraphs
(14)through (20), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(12)the following: The term spontaneous loss of an unborn child means the loss of a child in the womb that does not result from a purposeful act and is unplanned. ; and in paragraph (19)(B), as redesignated, by striking paragraph (15)(B) and inserting paragraph (16)(B) . Section 102(a)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Because of the spontaneous loss of an unborn child of the employee or spouse of the employee. . Section 102(b)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following: Subject to subsection (e)(4) and section 103(g), leave under subsection (a)(1)(G) may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule when medically necessary. . Section 102(d)(2)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(B) ) is amended in the first sentence by striking
(C)or
(D)and inserting (C), (D), or
(G). Section 102(c) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2612(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: For leave under subsection (a)(1)(G), the employee shall provide such notice to the employer as is reasonable and practicable. . Section 103 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2613 ) is amended— in subsection (c)(1)— by inserting or subsection (g)(1) for leave under section 102(a)(1)(G) after section 102(a)(1) ; and by striking under subsection
(b)for such leave and inserting under subsection
(b)for leave under subparagraph
(C)or
(D)of section 102(a)(1) or subsection (g)(2) for leave under section 102(a)(1)(G), respectively ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1)— by inserting or subsection (g)(1) after under subsection
(a); and by inserting or subsection (g)(2), respectively after under subsection
(b); and in paragraph (2), by inserting or subsection (g)(2) after under subsection
(b); and by adding at the end the following: An employer may require that a request for leave under section 102(a)(1)(G) be supported by a certification issued by the health care provider of the eligible employee or of the spouse of the eligible employee, as appropriate. The employee shall provide, in a timely manner, a copy of such certification to the employer. Certification provided under paragraph
(1)shall be sufficient if it includes the information described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
(5)of subsection (b), with respect to spontaneous loss of an unborn child or bodily side effects of that loss, as appropriate. .
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