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This bill requires certain government employers in Tennessee, including counties, municipalities, metropolitan governments, and local education agencies (including public charter schools), to provide unpaid, job-protected leave for employees experiencing a "qualifying medical emergency" starting January 1, 2027. A qualifying medical emergency is defined to include the birth or stillbirth of a child, the employee's own serious health condition, or caring for a family member (defined as a child, spouse, parent, or grandchild in the employee's custody) who has a serious health condition. To be eligible for this leave, employees must have worked for the employer for at least eleven months and three weeks consecutively, meet the eligibility requirements for the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and provide timely notice. This leave is intended to cover situations where the employee doesn't have other paid or job-protected leave available before they become eligible for FMLA, or if the employer doesn't otherwise offer job-protected leave. The bill also clarifies that if an employee becomes eligible for FMLA leave while on this new type of leave, they can then begin utilizing FMLA benefits. The FMLA, or Family and Medical Leave Act, is a federal law that provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for specific family and medical reasons.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2060&ga=114