1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov September 13, 2021Provisions Related to Universal Paid Family and Medical Leave Developed by the House Committee on Ways and Means in Response to Reconciliation DirectivesThe reconciliation language developed by the House Ways and Means Committee in response to reconc
2、iliation directives included in S.Con.Res. 14 includes provisions related to universal paid family and medical leave. The reconciliation language, often referred to as the Build Back Better Act, proposes a new federal cash benefit for eligible individuals engaged in certain types of family and medic
3、al caregiving (including self-care). The reconciliation language would amend the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) by adding Title XXII: Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits. Qualified Caregiving The proposed cash benefits would be payableno sooner than July 2023to eligible individuals e
4、ngaged in qualified caregiving for at least four hours in a week. Qualified caregiving is defined as an unpaid activity engaged in by an individual in lieu of work that would qualify as a reason for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA, P.L. 103-3, as amended), except that the reconcil