An act relating to the Parental and Family Leave Act

H.459 would prevent employers from requiring employees to use parental or family leave benefits for time off due to a work-related injury or illness that is already covered by workers' compensation. This directly affects employees who experience job-related injuries or illnesses and might otherwise be forced to exhaust their leave benefits for such absences. The key provision ensures that for compensable work-related injuries or illnesses, employees instead receive workers' compensation benefits, not parental or family leave. The bill aims to clarify that parental and family leave should be reserved for its intended purposes, such as childbirth or caring for a family member, rather than for work-related medical situations.