Federal Employee Paid Leave Act Explained

On December 20, 2019, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020,^[1] the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA)^[2] granted federal government employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off for the birth, adoption or foster of a new child.^[3] The law applies to births or placements occurring on or after October 1, 2020.^[4]

Notes and References

1. NDAA 2020, Pub.L. 116-92,

2. Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXVI, § 7601-7606
3. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section6382&num=0&edition=prelim 5 USC § 6382
4. https://www.chcoc.gov/content/paid-parental-leave-federal-employees Office of Personnel Management, MEMORANDUM FOR: HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES on December 27, 2019