The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) enables eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave during a 12-month period for qualifying family and medical reasons. While the FMLA provides a federal baseline for covered employers and eligible employees, some states have adopted their own state-mandated family and medical leave programs. These state programs may differ from federal FMLA requirements. For example, unlike the federal FMLA, the N