The main purpose of this legislation, known as the Parental Bereavement Act of 2026, is to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Its primary objective is to allow parents to take leave from work following the death of their son or daughter. Key provisions of the Act include the establishment of a new category of leave specifically for the death of a child. Parents will be entitled to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave within a year of their child's death. The law specifies that this leave cannot be taken intermittently unless both the employee and employer agree.