Federal Employee Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2023-02-02 — Caring for All Families Act: cross-connection with family-and-medical-leave-act: The Caring for All Families Act proposes broader caregiving relationships and qualifying leave reasons under FMLA protections for both private-sector and federal employees. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-10-15 — Family and Medical Leave Act: OPM final rule folds statutory changes into title 5 FMLA regs: nearly all civilian federal service plus certain honorable military service counts toward the 12-month eligibility threshold, employees may substitute accrued non-title-5 annual or sick leave for unpaid FMLA leave, and specified Veterans Health Administration employees are excluded from title 5 FMLA coverage. (novelty: 2)