State Employees - As introduced, requires certain government employers to provide job-protected unpaid leave for a qualifying medical emergency to employees that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 50.
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
Summary
Starting Jan. 1, 2027, any Tennessee county (under 800,000 residents and not metropolitan) and any municipality must add a policy that lets eligible employees take unpaid leave for a birth, stillbirth, serious personal health issue, or caring for a family member with a serious health condition. Employees must have worked at least 11 months and 3 weeks, be eligible for federal FMLA, and have no other paid leave available. The leave is protected, meaning the employee can return to the same job after the leave period.
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