Core Provisions: This Act would create a federal insurance fund, similar to the unemployment benefits scheme, to provide eight weeks of pay for employees taking FMLA leave. Employees would contribute 0.2 percent of their annual earnings, and employers would match employee payments. The bill would allow employers with an equivalent or better paid-leave plan to opt out of participating in the insurance fund.

Status: S.1681 was introduced by Sen. Dodd (D-CT) on June 21, 2007 and referred to the Finance Committee. S.1681 currently has three co-sponsors.