Core Provisions: H.R.5090 would amend the FMLA to make the eligibility requirements more lenient for the family members of wounded veterans. Currently, an employee must have worked for at least 1,250 hours for their employer during the previous 12-month period in order to be an “eligible employee” for FMLA purposes. H.R.5090 would lessen that requirement to 625 hours for a veteran’s spouse, parent, son or daughter taking leave to care for the covered service member.

Status: H.R.5090 was introduced by Rep. Barrow (D-GA) on January 22, 2008, and referred to the House Committees on Education and Labor, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration.