2022: Fitzpatrick Effectively Voted Against Applying Provisions Of The
Family And Medical Leave Act And Fair Labor Standards Act To U.S. House
Staffers, Including 12 Weeks Of Unpaid Parental Leave Or Paid If
Eligible And Including Same-Sex Couples In The Definition Of "Spouse."
In December 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Fitzpatrick
voted against the "automatic agreement to a resolution (H Res 1516) that
would approve regulatory changes to implement the Federal Employee Paid
Leave Act, applying provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act and
the Fair Labor Standards Act to employees of the House of
Representatives, including to allow employees to take up to 12 weeks of
job-protected unpaid parental leave, or paid leave if eligible, in a
12-month period and to revise the applicable definition of spouse to
include same-sex couples." The vote was on the adoption of the rule and
automatic adoption of the resolution. The House adopted the rule and the
resolution by a vote of 216-206. [House Vote 521,
12/14/22; Congressional
Quarterly, 12/14/22;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1518;
Congressional Actions, H.Res.
1516]