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AN ACT INCREASING THE MATERNITY LEAVE PERIOD TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES, MARRIED ON UNMARRIED, IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS FOR SOLO MOTHERS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 1161, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
EXPANDED MATERNITY LEAVE LAW OF 2016
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June 30, 2016
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4
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Committee Report No.
29
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT INCREASING THE MATERNITY LEAVE PERIOD TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES, MARRIED ON UNMARRIED, IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS FOR SOLO MOTHERS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 1161, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 6/30/2016 Introduced by Senator ANA THERESIA HONTIVEROS BARAQUEL; 8/2/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY; and CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION; 9/26/2016 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; [ 2017 ] 1/23/2017 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY, CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, FINANCE and GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES per Committee Report No. 29, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1305; 1/23/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 1/23/2017 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1305 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 29, WHICH BECAME R.A.NO. 11210 ON FEBRUARY 20, 2019. (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)