MIL FMLA Act

Expands federal family leave rules to create a new “veteran leave” right and to broaden who counts as family for servicemember- and veteran-related leave. It adds or updates definitions (including domestic partner and many family relationships), allows up to 26 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period for specified servicemember and veteran caregiving and recovery situations, and aligns notice, certification, intermittent-leave, health-benefit maintenance, and enforcement rules with the new entitlements for both private-sector covered employees and federal employees.

Requires employers and federal agencies to accept specified forms of documentation, to update certification and notice procedures (including reasonable notice when leave is foreseeable), and to apply the same 26-week cap and related rules across the FMLA and Title 5 federal leave provisions to ensure consistency for servicemember and veteran leave requests.