; employer benefits (1) In general This section does not preempt or supersede any provision of State or local law that authorizes a State or local municipality to provide paid family and medical leave benefits similar to the benefits provided under this section. (2) Greater benefits allowed Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with any contract, collective bargaining agreement, or any employment benefit program or plan that provides greater paid leave or other leave rights to employees than the rights established under this Act. (h) Employment and benefits protection and enforcement (1) Employment and benefits protection (A) In general (i) Prohibited acts It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, restrain, deny, or retaliate against an individual because of the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this section, including through— (I) discharging or in any other manner discriminating against (including retaliating against) an individual because the individual has applied for, indicated an intent to apply for, or received family and medical leave insurance benefits; or (II) using the application for or the receipt of such benefits as a negative factor in an employment action. (ii) Restoration to position It shall be interference with the right of an individual for purposes of clause (i) for an employer of the individual to, upon the conclusion of any leave for which the individual received a family and medical leave insurance benefit under this section, fail to— (I) restore the individual to the position of employment held by the individual when the leave commenced