---
type: threshold
id: fmla
asset: regulatory-threshold-triggers
title: "FMLA — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count"
sources:
  - https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees
source_quote: "Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) The <https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/employer-guide> Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires you to provide eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons."
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2027-08-04
law: "FMLA"
full_name: "Family and Medical Leave Act"
employee_threshold: "50"
requirement: "requires you to provide eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons"
counting_note: "part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation"
---
**Law:** FMLA

**Full name:** Family and Medical Leave Act

**Employee threshold:** 50

**Requirement:** requires you to provide eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons

**Counting note:** part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation

> Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) The <https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/employer-guide> Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires you to provide eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons.

Source: <https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees>