| 00:00:00 | RANKING MEMBER MCKEON FOR SUPPORTING THIS BILL AND HELPING BRING IT TO THE FLOOR SO QUICKLY. |
| 00:00:05 | I AM PROUD TO BE THE PRIMARY SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND I WANT TO THANK MR. |
| 00:00:13 | MCCOTTER, THE PRIMARY CO-SPONSOR ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE. |
| 00:00:15 | THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT HAS BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM SINCE IT WAS PASSED IN 1993. |
| 00:00:20 | NO ONE CAN QUESTION THE BENEFIT IT HAS PROVIDED FOR WORKING WOMEN AND MEN BY BEING ABLE TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES OR FAMILY MEMBERS. |
| 00:00:32 | THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE LAW WAS TO PROVIDE 12 WEEKS OF UNPAID LEAVE IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED 60% OF A FULL-TIME SCHEDULE OVER THE PAST YEAR, SO IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR FMLA COVERAGE, AN EMPLOYEE HAS TO HAVE LOGGED IN 1,250 HOURS OTHER 12 MONTHS TO BE ELIGIBLE. |
| 00:00:48 | TWILE 1 250RKS HOURS ADEQUATELY RESPECTS 60% OF A FULL-TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF EMPLOYEES IN THIS COUNTRY THAT EQUATION DOES NOT WORK FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND PILOTS. |
| 00:01:00 | THEY WORK UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT RATHER THAN THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT WHICH COVERS MOST 9:00 TO 5:00 WORKERS. |
| 00:01:09 | TIME BETWEEN FLIGHTS, WHETHER DURING THE DAY OR ON OVERNIGHTS AND LAYOVERS IS BASED ON COMPANY SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS AND NEEDS BUZZ -- BUT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD CREW MEMBER TIME AT WORK. |
| 00:01:22 | CREW MEMBERS AND PILOTS CAN SPEND FOUR TO FIVE DAYS AWEEK AWAY FROM HOME AND FAMILY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR JOB, HOWEVER, ALL THOSE HOURS WILL NOT COUNT FOR QUALIFICATION. |
| 00:01:32 | THE COURTS HAVE STRICTLY INTERPRETED THE LAW AND INSISTED THEY MUST AINTIDE BY THE 1,250 HOURS, EVEN THE INTENT OF THE LAW WAS 60% OF A SCHEDULE. |
| 00:01:45 | AIRLINE FLIGHT CREWS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF WHAT WAS INTENDED TO COVER THEM, THEREFORE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION IS NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT FMLA BENEFITS ARE EXTENDED TO THESE EMPLOYEES. |
| 00:01:56 | THIS LEGISLATION SEEKS TO CLARIFY THE INTENT OF THE LAW THIS LEGISLATION SHRIMP STATES THAT AN AIRLINE CREW MEMBER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FMLA BENEFITS IF THEY HAVE BEEN PAID FOR OR COME MEET -- COMPLETED 60% OF THEIR COMPANY'S MONTHLY HOUR OR TRIP GARNE TEE AND HAVE WORKED 504 HOURS. |
| 00:02:15 | THIS BRINGS THEM IN LINE WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION ANS AS PROMISED WHEN THE LAW WAS PASSED. |
| 00:02:22 | LAST MONTH IN OUR EDUCATION COMMITTEE WE HEARD FROM JENNIFER HUNT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT FOR U. |
| 00:02:28 | S. AIRWAYS. |
| 00:02:29 | SHE WAS DENIED FMLA COVERAGE WHEN SHE AFLIDE TAKE TIME OFF TO CARE FOR HER ILL HUSBAND, AN IRAQ WAR VET. |
| 00:02:37 | JENNIFER, LIKE MANY OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND PAY LOT -- PILOTS AS WELL, DID NOT MEET THE HOURLY REQUIREMENT THIS BILL CORRECTS THAT OVERSIGHT AND, MR. |
| 00:02:47 | SPEAKER, I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS SUPPORT AND FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO ADOPT THIS LEGISLATION. |
| 00:02:55 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM ILLINOIS. |
| 00:02:58 | MRS. BIGGERT: THANK YOU, MR. |
| 00:02:59 | SPEAKER. I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. |
| 00:03:03 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:03:05 | MRS. |
| 00:03:06 | BIGGERT: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF OF H. |
| 00:03:09 | R. 2744RK THE AIRLINE FLIGHT CREW TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT. |
| 00:03:13 | JUST LAST WEEK, THIS BILL WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUS BYLY THE -- UNANIMOUSLY BY THE LEGISLATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE, THE REASON H. |
| 00:03:19 | R. 2744 HAS SESCAURED THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT IT HAS IS BECAUSE IT STICKS TO WHAT ITS NAME PROMISES, A BILL THAT'S CRATCHTED FAR LOW ROWELY TO ADDRESS A NEED IDENTIFIED BY FLIGHT |
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