[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19307-19308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9327]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Women's Bureau; Commission on Family and Medical Leave; Public
Hearing
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Title III of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
of 1993 (P.L. 103-3) this is to announce a hearing on the experience of
FMLA for the Commission which is to take place on Monday, May 8, 1995.
The purpose of the Commission is to, among other things, study the
effects of existing and [[Page 19308]] proposed policies relating to
family and medical leave. The Commission has the practical task of
conducting a comprehensive study of: (a) Existing and proposed
mandatory and voluntary policies relating to family and temporary
medical leave, including policies provided by employers not covered
under the Act; (b) the potential costs, benefits, and impact on
productivity, job creation and business growth of such policies on
employers and employees; (c) possible differences in costs, benefits,
and impact on productivity, job creation and business growth of such
policies on employers based on business type and size; (d) the impact
of family and medical leave policies on the availability of employee
benefits provided by employers, including employers not covered under
this Act; (e) alternative and equivalent State enforcement of Title I
with respect to employees described in section 108(a); (f) methods used
by employers to reduce administrative costs of implementing family and
medical leave policies; (g) the ability of the employers to recover,
under section 104(c)(2), the premiums described in such section; and
(h) the impact on employers and employees of policies that provided
temporary wage replacement during periods of family and medical leave.
TIME AND PLACE: The hearing will be held on Monday, May 8, 1995, from
9:30 am until 12:30 pm, at the Dirksen Federal Office Building, 219
South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
AGENDA: The agenda for the hearing is as follows: Panel of FMLA
supporters, Panel of FMLA Critics, Panel of Not Covered Employers and
Employees.
STATEMENTS: Interested persons may submit, in writing, data,
information or views on employer or employee experiences with FMLA
prior to or at the hearing.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The hearing will be open to the public. Seating
will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Seats will be
reserved for the media. Persons with disabilities should contact the
Commission no later than April 24, 1995, if special accommodations are
needed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan King, Executive Director,
Commission on Leave, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room S-3002, Washington, D.C. 20210, Telephone: (202) 219-4526;
Ext. 102.
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10th day of April, 1995.
Susan King,
Executive Director, Commission on Leave.
[FR Doc. 95-9327 Filed 4-14-95; 8:45 am]
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