The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) is providing the following information as additional interim guidance to assist employees and employing offices on how the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA) is being interpreted by the OCWR and on the appropriate methods of seeking redress for violations of FEPLA under the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA). As described in the OCWR’s “Notice on Implementing the Paid Parental Leave Provisions of the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act in the Legislative Branch,” the Board of Directors of the OCWR has adopted updated substantive FMLA regulations pursuant to the CAA rulemaking procedures set forth at 2 U.S.C. § 1384. Please see the FMLA Pending Substantive Regulations page to learn more.
