Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 5125 - Bereavement leave(a) Definitions. (1) "Miscarriage" means a loss of pregnancy prior to 20 weeks gestation.(2) "Other loss" includes a diagnosis that negatively impacts pregnancy and loss of pregnancy including termination regardless if medically necessary.(3) "Stillbirth" is a loss of pregnancy from 20 weeks gestation or more.(4) "State employee" means any full-time or part-time employee of the State.(b) Any state employee shall be entitled to a maximum of 5 days of paid bereavement leave for the miscarriage, stillbirth, or other loss suffered by the employee.Added by Laws 2023, ch. 76,s 1, eff. 6/30/2023.Section 2 of the 2023 enacting legislation provides that the act shall be known as the "Sloane Hajek Act of 2023".