The MIL FMLA Act expands the federal Family and Medical Leave Act to provide stronger protections for military families and servicemembers. The bill broadens the definition of eligible family members to include domestic partners, extended family like grandparents and siblings, and people with close family-like relationships to servicemembers. It creates two significant new leave entitlements: 26 workweeks for employees caring for an injured or ill servicemember, and 26 workweeks for servicemembers themselves who suffer serious injuries or illnesses during active duty. The bill also updates certification procedures to reflect these expanded family definitions and requires employees to provide reasonable notice for foreseeable leave. Overall, the legislation aims to help military families balance work and caregiving responsibilities for servicemembers facing service-related health conditions.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.