TN HB1727

Beginning January 1, 2027, counties, municipalities, and metropolitan governments must adopt personnel policies allowing unpaid job-protected leave for qualifying medical emergencies including childbirth, stillbirth, caring for a family member with a serious health condition, or the employee's own serious health condition

Employees qualify for this leave if they have worked at least 11 months and 3 weeks consecutively, meet federal FMLA hours-of-service requirements, and do not have other job-protected leave available

Family members covered include children, spouses, parents, and grandchildren in the employee's custody

Local boards of education and public charter schools must similarly provide unpaid job-protected leave to licensed teachers, principals, and supervisors who meet the eligibility criteria

Employees on this leave who become eligible for federal FMLA leave must be allowed to transition to FMLA leave