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Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE MATERNITY LEAVE PERIOD TO NINETY (90) DAYS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES, MARRIED OR UNMARRIED, IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GRANTING AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS WITHOUT PAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1161, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
EXPANDED MATERNITY LEAVE LAW OF 2015
Date filed
March 17, 2015
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Session Sequence No.
67
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Committee Report No.
283
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT INCREASING THE MATERNITY LEAVE PERIOD TO NINETY (90) DAYS FOR FEMALE EMPLOYEES, MARRIED OR UNMARRIED, IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE AND IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND GRANTING AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS WITHOUT PAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1161, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2015 ] 3/17/2015 Introduced by Senator PIA S. CAYETANO; 3/18/2015 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on WOMEN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY; 3/24/2015 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ] 8/4/2015 Letter of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA dated July 2, 2015, requesting that she be made coauthor of SBN-2710, received by the LBIS; 10/6/2015 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY, FINANCE, GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES and CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION per Committee Report No. 283, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2982; 10/6/2015 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/6/2015 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2982 UNDER C.R. NO. 283. (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)