National Insurance Law (Amendment No. 255) (Payment of Pregnancy Preservation Benefit) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הביטוח הלאומי (תיקון מס' 255) (תשלום גמלה לשמירת היריון)
TL;DRA proposal to extend eligibility for the pregnancy-protection benefit also to insured women whose pregnancy ended before completing 30 consecutive days.
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What does the bill do?
The bill changes the National Insurance Law so that an insured woman who was on pregnancy-protection leave but whose pregnancy ended before completing 30 consecutive days – due to a miscarriage, stillbirth or premature birth – will be entitled to the pregnancy-protection benefit for each day she was on pregnancy-protection leave. Currently, in these circumstances the insured woman cannot receive the benefit, and is entitled only to use accumulated sick days or vacation days. The bill is intended to compensate workers for loss of wages due to medical risks to them or to the fetus during pregnancy.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 62 seats
Left the coalition 14 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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