The Caring for All Families Act expands federal leave protections for both private-sector and federal employees by broadening the definition of "family" to include domestic partners, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and individuals in family-like relationships—going well beyond the current spouse, child, and parent framework. The bill allows employees to take unpaid leave to care for any of these relatives with serious health conditions and grants employees up to 4 hours per month (24 hours annually) of unpaid leave for school activities, community events, and routine family medical appointments. Employees may substitute their accrued paid leave for this new leave entitlement, and federal employees may use the leave on an intermittent or reduced-schedule basis with at least 7 days' notice when practicable. The legislation applies these same expansions to both federal employees under Title 5 of the U.S. Code and workers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, affecting a broad range of Americans who need flexibility to manage family responsibilities.
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