; or (B) to award such other equitable relief as may be appropriate, including employment, reinstatement, and promotion. (6) Solicitor of Labor The Solicitor of Labor may appear for and represent the Secretary on any litigation brought under paragraph (3) or (5). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) FMLA definitions The terms parent , son or daughter , spouse , and covered servicemember have the meanings given the terms in section 101 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611 ). (2) Any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship The term any other individual related by blood or affinity whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship , used with respect to an employee, means any person with whom the employee has a significant personal bond that is or is like a family relationship, regardless of biological or legal relationship. (3) Domestic partner The term domestic partner , used with respect to an employee, means— (A) the person recognized as the domestic partner of the employee under any domestic partnership or civil union law of a State or political subdivision of a State; or (B) in the case of an unmarried employee, an unmarried adult person who is in a committed, personal relationship with the employee, is not a domestic partner as described in subparagraph (A) to or in such a relationship with any other person, and who is designated to the employer by such employee as that employee’s domestic partner. (4) Employer The term employer means a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce. (5) Family member The term family member means— (A) a spouse or domestic partner, son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece