29 U.S.C. § 2653
Section 2653 · Encouragement of more generous leave policies
This is § 403 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case McGregor ex rel. bankruptcy estate of Cox v. AutoZone, Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in 62 F. Supp. 3d 535 - Bernard v. EDS Noland Episcopal Day School (October 2014)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining leave policies more generous than any policies that comply with the requirements under this Act or any amendment made by this Act.
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 103–3, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 6, known as the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which enacted this chapter, sections 60m and 60n of Title 2, The Congress, and sections 6381 to 6387 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, amended section 2105 of Title 5, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 2601 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of this title and Tables.