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 107 STAT. 26 PUBLIC LAW 103-3 —FEB. 5, 1993 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 29 USC 2651. SEC. 401. 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. 29 USC 2652. SEC. 402. EFFECT ON EXISTING EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. (a) MORE PROTECTIVE. — Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or any employment benefit program or plan that provides greater family or medical leave rights to employees than the rights established under this Act or any amendment made by this Act. (b) LESS PROTECTIVE.—The rights established for employees under this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall not be diminished by any collective bargaining agreement or any employment benefit program or plan. 29 USC 2653. SEC. 403. ENCOURAGEMENT OF MORE GENEROUS LEAVE POUCIES. 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. 29 USC 2654. SEC. 404. REGULATIONS. The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out title I and this title not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 29 USC 2601 SEC. 405. EFFECTIVE DATES. "°*®' (a) TITLE III. — Title III shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) OTHER TITLES. — (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), titles I, II, and V and this title shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. —In the case of a collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date prescribed by paragraph (1), title I shall apply on the earlier of— (A) the date of the termination of such agreement; or (B) the date that occurs 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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