H.R. 564 would provide up to 12 additional weeks of paid leave to federal employees for most purposes covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), beginning six months after enactment. In addition, the bill would change FMLA eligibility rules for certain employees and would provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave to employees who lose an expected child. The bill also would require the Postal Service (USPS) to provide paid leave for all purposes covered under FMLA, including parental leave, which was first made available to most other federal employees by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
