MIL FMLA Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The MIL FMLA Act broadens private-sector and federal employee military family leave. It updates FMLA definitions so covered active duty includes reserve deployment, title 32 duty, and covered State active duty of at least 14 days or tied to national emergencies or major disasters. It expands servicemember family leave beyond spouse, parent, child, and next of kin to domestic partners, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, parents-in-law, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and close family-equivalent individuals. It also lets an eligible employee who is a covered servicemember take 26 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for the employee's own serious injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, with reasonable-practicable notice for foreseeable leave. Parallel title 5 amendments apply to federal employees.
Who Benefits and How
Military caregivers benefit because more family and family-equivalent relationships qualify for 26 weeks of servicemember care leave. Domestic partners of servicemembers benefit because they are added to the family relationships recognized for military FMLA leave. Covered servicemember employees benefit because they can take up to 26 weeks for their own service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness. Federal employees benefit because title 5 leave rules are expanded in parallel with private-sector FMLA rules.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Private employers must update FMLA policies, certifications, notices, and scheduling for expanded military caregiver and veteran leave. Federal agency HR offices must administer the parallel title 5 relationship, active-duty, and servicemember self-leave changes. Leave administrators must evaluate close family-equivalent relationships and expanded covered State active duty claims. Workforce managers may face longer absences when eligible employees use 26-week servicemember leave.
Key Provisions
- Expands military caregiver leave to domestic partners, extended family, and close family-equivalent relationships.
- Adds covered State active duty and title 32 duty to relevant military leave definitions.
- Provides 26 weeks of leave for covered servicemembers' own service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness.
- Applies comparable military family leave changes to federal employees under title 5.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands FMLA and title 5 military caregiving leave to domestic partners, extended family, close family-equivalent relationships, covered State active duty, and self-leave for covered servicemembers with service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Military Families, Federal Workforce
Primary Purpose
Expands FMLA and title 5 military caregiving leave to domestic partners, extended family, close family-equivalent relationships, covered State active duty, and self-leave for covered servicemembers with service-incurred or service-aggravated serious injury or illness.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Military caregivers
- Domestic partners of servicemembers
- Covered servicemember employees
- Federal employees
Identified Costs
- Private employers
- Federal agency HR offices
- Leave administrators
- Workforce managers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Bacon, Ms. …
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1926)
Stakeholder Effects
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Covered servicemember employees, Domestic partners of servicemembers, Military caregivers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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