Texas HB317 grants employees time off for reproductive loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, and failed adoptions or assisted reproduction.

Texas HB317 amends the Labor Code to create a new chapter ensuring employees' rights to time off following reproductive loss. Eligible employees, defined as those employed for at least 30 days and expecting a child through pregnancy, adoption, or assisted reproduction, can take up to five days off within three months of a loss. This includes miscarriage, stillbirth, failed assisted reproduction, or adoption disputes. Employees may take this time off consecutively or intermittently, with a maximum of 20 days in a year.

Texas HB317 grants employees time off for reproductive loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth, and failed adoptions or assisted reproduction.

Texas HB317 amends the Labor Code to create a new chapter ensuring employees' rights to time off following reproductive loss. Eligible employees, defined as those employed for at least 30 days and expecting a child through pregnancy, adoption, or assisted reproduction, can take up to five days off within three months of a loss. This includes miscarriage, stillbirth, failed assisted reproduction, or adoption disputes. Employees may take this time off consecutively or intermittently, with a maximum of 20 days in a year.