; (5) in subsection (e)(3), by striking spouse, or a son, daughter, or parent, of the employee and inserting spouse or domestic partner, or a son, daughter, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, sibling, aunt, or uncle of the employee, or any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship ; and (6) in subsection (f)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or domestic partners after husband and wife ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or parent-in-law after parent . (c) Certification Section 103 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2613 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking spouse, or parent of the employee, or of the next of kin of an individual in the case of leave taken under such paragraph (3), as appropriate and inserting spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, aunt, or uncle of the employee, or of the next of kin of an individual in the case of leave taken under such paragraph (3), as appropriate, or any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship ; (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking spouse, or parent and an estimate of the amount of time that such employee is needed to care for the son, daughter, spouse, or parent and inserting spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, aunt, or uncle of the employee, or any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship and an estimate of the amount of time that such employee is needed to care for such son, daughter, spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, sibling, aunt, or uncle, or such other individual