; (2) to provide workers with a reasonable level of wage replacement during time away from work for a serious health condition, for the birth or adoption of a child, for the care of a child, spouse, or parent who has a serious health condition, for the care of an injured service member, or for qualifying exigencies arising from the deployment of a service member; (3) to address sex discrimination, promote the goal of equal employment opportunity for women and men, and to provide relief when employers violate the law; and (4) to accomplish the purposes described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) in a manner that accommodates the legitimate interests of employers. 3. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Caregiving day The term caregiving day means, with respect to an individual, a calendar day in which the individual engaged in qualified caregiving. (2) Commissioner The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of Social Security. (3) Deputy Commissioner The term Deputy Commissioner means the Deputy Commissioner who heads the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave established under section 4(a). (4) Eligible individual The term eligible individual means an individual who is entitled to a benefit under section 5 for a particular month, upon filing an application for such benefit for such month. (5) Initial waiting period The term initial waiting period means a period beginning with the first caregiving day of an individual occurring during the individual’s benefit period and ending after the earlier of— (A) the fifth caregiving day of the individual occurring during the benefit period