{"id":357729,"date":"2016-04-04T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/employment\/family-medical-leave\/federal-vs-state-family-and-medical-leave-laws.html"},"modified":"2016-06-20T20:21:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T01:21:36","slug":"federal-vs-state-family-and-medical-leave-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/employment\/family-medical-leave\/federal-vs-state-family-and-medical-leave-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Federal vs. State Family and Medical Leave Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Federal vs. State Family and Medical Leave Laws<\/h1>\n
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The Federal vs. State Family and Medical Leave laws comparison charts are being updated to reflect the new federal FMLA Final Rule, effective January 16, 2009. To review information about individual state family and medical leave laws, please check the following state Web pages with similar statutes: California<\/a>, Connecticut<\/a>, Hawaii<\/a>, Maine<\/a>, Minnesota<\/a>, New Jersey<\/a>, Oregon<\/a>, Rhode Island<\/a>, Vermont<\/a>, Washington<\/a>, and Wisconsin<\/a> and the District of Columbia. For more resources and information on these laws, please visit FindLaw’s Family and Medical Leave Laws by State<\/a> page.<\/p>

State Leave Laws: Overview<\/strong><\/h3>

Where state laws do exist on family and medical leave, it should be noted that covered employers must comply with state family and medical leave laws that provide more protections than the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). That said, existing state laws vary widely as far as how, and to whom, they apply.<\/p>

Here are some of the different types of laws that may apply to provide time off from work, or benefits, in situations where a qualifying employee seeks leave:<\/p>