Congress moves to shield parents from employer health-premium clawbacks
H.R. 2732 — Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents Act · Filed by Riley Moore (R-WV) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Apr 8, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to prohibit employers from recovering health insurance premiums they paid for an employee if that employee takes parental leave after a birth and then decides not to return to work. It also requires employers to notify employees of this protection when they take birth-related leave.
Why we flagged it
The bill expands FMLA protections by explicitly protecting parental leave-takers from premium recapture liability, a direct worker-benefit mechanism with no industry carve-out or narrow private beneficiary.
What the text implies
- Employers may respond by reducing health insurance benefits or coverage levels for employees on parental leave, shifting costs to workers in other ways.
- The bill does not address whether employers can recover premiums through wage deductions, setoffs, or other indirect collection mechanisms — the scope of 'recover' may be litigated.
- State-level variations in parental leave law and employer-sponsored insurance design may create uneven protection across workers.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Employees who take parental leave and then leave employment are protected from employer demands to repay health insurance premiums, reducing financial barriers to family leave and making it safer for workers to prioritize childcare without fear of debt. The notice requirement ensures transparency about this protection.
Named in the bill
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Section 104(c)(2)(B), Section 104(c)(4), employers, employees
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Apr 8, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 8, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (917 characters) on Aug 15, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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