Bill Type
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE MATERNITY LEAVE PERIOD TO ONE HUNDRED (100) DAYS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GRANTING AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS WITHOUT PAY
Congress Author
Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00509
FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE MATERNITY LEAVE PERIOD TO ONE HUNDRED (100) DAYS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GRANTING AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS WITHOUT PAY
SHORT TITLE : One Hundred (100)-day Maternity Leave Law
ABSTRACT : Repeals Commonwealth Act No. 647 which grants leave benefits only to married female employees in the government thereby correcting it which has long deprived unmarried women in the government service in availing maternity leave.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G.
DATE FILED : 2016-06-30
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Welfare
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Catamco (011 2016-08-16)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2016-09-05
      2. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2016-09-14
      3. Deliberated upon by the Mother Committee on 2016-09-14
      4. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2016-10-11
      5. Measure approved by the Committee on 2016-10-11
      6. Draft of Substitute/Amended/Consolidated Measure prepared on 2016-10-12
      7. Transmittal memo prepared on 2016-10-13
      8. Committee Report filed on 2016-10-17
      9. Approved for Inclusion in the Calendar of Business on 2016-10-18
      10. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2016-11-29
      11. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2016-12-12
      12. Committee Report Approved on 2018-08-28
      13. Committee Report Approved on 2018-09-04
      14. Under Bicameral Conference Committee Deliberation on 2018-10-01
      15. Deliberated by the Conference Committee on 2018-10-01
      16. Conference Committee Report filed on 2018-11-14
MOTHER BILL: HB04113
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY ON 2016-07-27

Abstract

Repeals Commonwealth Act No. 647 which grants leave benefits only to married female employees in the government thereby correcting it which has long deprived unmarried women in the government service in availing maternity leave

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