PUBLIC LAW 104-1—JAN. 23, 1995 109 STAT. 9 SEC. 202. RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDI- 2 USC 1312. CAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993. (a) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS PRO- VIDED.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The rights and protections established by sections 101 through 105 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 through 2615) shall apply to covered employees. (2) DEFINITION.— For purposes of the application described in paragraph (1)— (A) the term "employer" as used in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 means any employing office, and (B) the term "eligible employee" as used in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 means a covered employee who has been employed in any employing office for 12 months and for at least 1,250 hours of employment during the previous 12 months. (b) REMEDY.— The remedy for a violation of subsection (a) shall be such remedy, including liquidated damages, as would be appropriate if awarded under paragraph (1) of section 107(a) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2617(a)(1)). (c) APPLICATION TO GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. — (1) AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993. — (A) COVERAGE.— Section 101(4)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(4)(A)) is amended by striking "and" at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting "; and", and by adding after clause (iii) the following: "(iv) includes the General Accounting Office and the Library of Congress.". (B) ENFORCEMENT. — Section 107 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2617) is amended by adding at the end the following: " (f) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AND LIBRARY OF CON- GRESS.— In the case of the General Accounting Office and the Library of Congress, the authority of the Secretary of Labor under this title shall be exercised respectively by the Comptroller General of the United States and the Librarian of Congress.". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 6381(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking "and" after "District of Columbia" and inserting before the semicolon the following: ", and any employee of the (General Accounting Office or the Library of Congress". (d) REGULATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL. — The Board shall, pursuant to section 304, issue regulations to implement the rights and protections under this section. (2) AGENCY REGULATIONS.—The regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall be the same as substantive regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor to implement the statutory provisions referred to in subsection (a) except insofar as the Board may determine, for good cause shown and stated together with the regulation, that a modification of such regula-
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