On December 20, 2019, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA) granted federal government employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off for the birth, adoption or foster of a new child. The law applies to births or placements occurring on or after October 1, 2020.
References
- 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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