2632 - Duties

The Commission shall—

(1) conduct a comprehensive study of—

(1)(A) existing and proposed mandatory and voluntary policies relating to family and temporary medical leave, including policies provided by employers not covered under this Act;

(1)(B) the potential costs, benefits, and impact on productivity, job creation and business growth of such policies on employers and employees;

(1)(C) possible differences in costs, benefits, and impact on productivity, job creation and business growth of such policies on employers based on business type and size;

(1)(D) the impact of family and medical leave policies on the availability of employee benefits provided by employers, including employers not covered under this Act;

(1)(E) alternate and equivalent State enforcement of subchapter I of this chapter with respect to employees described in section 2618(a) of this title;

(1)(F) methods used by employers to reduce administrative costs of implementing family and medical leave policies;

(1)(G) the ability of the employers to recover, under section 2614(c)(2) of this title, the premiums described in such section; and

(1)(H) the impact on employers and employees of policies that provide temporary wage replacement during periods of family and medical leave.

(2) not later than 2 years after the date on which the Commission first meets, prepare and submit, to the appropriate Committees of Congress, a report concerning the subjects listed in paragraph (1).

(Pub. L. 103-3, title III, §302, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 23.)