FMLA

New and Updated

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Mental Health and the Workplace

  Updated with additional resources and streamlined article structure.

• Date:

  November 12, 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Tips for Harmonizing Federal and Multistate Family and Medical Leave Compliance

  Managing family and medical leave across multiple states is a compliance minefield. The federal FMLA sets a baseline, but state-specific laws often impose stricter or conflicting requirements, especially around documentation and notice obligations. This article offers strategies to maintain compliance across jurisdictions and avoid costly missteps.

• Date:

  November 10, 2025

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  State and Local Family and Medical Leave Forms Now Available

  Brightmine is pleased to announce the release of new state and local family and medical leave forms to support employers in administering family and medical leave at the federal, state and local levels.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Updated statement to reflect an amendment prohibiting employers from requiring use of paid family and medical leave benefits before employees may be eligible for disability benefits, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Minnesota

  Minnesota employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of paid family and medical leave benefits and to show their compliance with the Minnesota Paid Leave Law, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Family Military Leave Handbook Statement: New Hampshire

  New Hampshire employers with 50 or more employees at the same location in the state should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of a leave of absence for eligible spouses of servicemembers and to demonstrate their compliance with New Hampshire's family military leave law, effective January 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  FMLA: California

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments regarding covered family members under the paid family leave law.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Minnesota Family and Medical Leave of Absence Request Form

  A covered Minnesota employer may use this form to receive employee requests for a family and medical leave of absence.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Minnesota Family and Medical Leave Notice of Eligibility and Rights and Responsibilities Form

  A covered Minnesota employer may use this form to notify an employee of their eligibility for family and medical leave.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Minnesota Designation of Family and Medical Leave Notice Form

  A covered Minnesota employer may use this form to inform an employee whether their family and medical leave request has been approved or denied.