Bill Summary for H 816 (2015-2016)

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Apr 16 2015

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
House Bill 816 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 14, 2015
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LABOR LAW REGARDING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT LEAVE AND TO MANDATE SOME UNPAID CAREGIVER LEAVE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Intro. by Turner, Meyer.

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Amends GS 95-28.3 to add the requirement that employers grant, within a 12-month period, four hours of unpaid leave for short term caregiving responsibilities for immediate family members. Makes the leave subject to specified conditions, including that it be taken at a mutually agreed upon time between the employer and employee and that it be taken for the purpose of accompanying the employee's immediate family member to routine medical appointments or other professional services related to the immediate family member's care and wellbeing; caring for an immediate family member due to illness, injury, or a medical condition; or responding to a medical emergency involving the employee's immediate family member. 

Amends GS 95-241 to prohibit discriminating or retaliating against an employee for taking any action, including filing a complaint, with respect to GS 95-28.3

Effective January 1, 2016.