Effect on other laws

  1. Law
  2. USC 29
  3. Labor
  4. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
  5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  6. Effect on other laws

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§2651. Effect on other laws

(a) Federal and State antidiscrimination laws

Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to modify or affect any Federal or State law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

(b) State and local laws

Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to supersede any provision of any State or local law that provides greater family or medical leave rights than the rights established under this Act or any amendment made by this Act.

( Pub. L. 103–3, title IV, §401, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 26 .)

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.

Effective Date

Section effective 6 months after Feb. 5, 1993, see section 405(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–3, set out as a note under section 2601 of this title.


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