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Family and Medical Leave Act
The Personnel Management Office published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 15, 2026. It takes effect on December 14, 2026. Comments are due by November 16, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule making technical revisions to OPM's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations to incorporate various statutory amendments. The rule reflects statutory changes making virtually all Federal civilian service and certain honorable active military service qualify for determining FMLA eligibility, making clear that annual and sick leave provided under an authority outside of title 5, United States Code, may be substituted for unpaid FMLA leave, and excluding certain Veterans Health Administration (VHA) employees from title 5 FMLA coverage.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21104
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule
- Agency
- Personnel Management Office
- Published
- October 15, 2026
- Takes effect
- December 14, 2026
- Comments due
- November 16, 2026
- Dates
- This rule is effective December 14, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by November 16, 2026. If significant adverse comments are received, OPM will withdraw the affected provisions of this rule and issue a notice of proposed rulemaking.
- Docket
- Docket ID: OPM-2026-0463
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3206-AP18
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 5 CFR 630
- Topics
- Government employees; Wages
- Pages
- 5
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|---|---|---|
| Administrative Leave for Workforce Realignment and Other Purposes 2026-21320 | Final rule | Oct 19 |
| Elimination of Time-in-Grade 2026-21319 | Final rule | Oct 19 |
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| Promoting Employee Accountability 2026-18943 | Proposed rule | Sep 15 |
| Shared Certificates and Pooled Hiring Actions 2026-18828 · significant | Final rule | Sep 15 |
| Reduction in Force; Correction 2026-18800 · significant | Final rule | Sep 15 |
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