An amendment in the nature of a substitute which consists of the text of the Senate passed bill or the so-called "Bond-Ford" compromise. It would require private employers with 50 or more employees, and state and local governments, to provide their employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for a new child, or seriously ill child, parent or spouse, or for the employee to use as "medical leave". It protects the jobs of employees, and requires employers to continue health insurance benefits when leave is being used. The substitute requires leave only to employees who worked an average of 25 hours per week during the past year, compared to 20 weeks in the bill. It cuts potential employer liability for damages in half, requires employees to provide 30 days advance notice in cases of forseeable leave, and permits employers to recoup health premiums paid on behalf of employees who do not return from leave. The substitute provides federal employees with the same leave benefits it provides to private employees, and makes a number of other changes to the bill.