What Employers Must Know: FMLA and the Growing Web of State & Local Leave Laws

State and local leave laws are multiplying fast, and keeping them straight on top of the FMLA has become one of the hardest jobs in HR. Fourteen states and D.C. now run mandatory paid leave programs, with more on the way, and employees can be juggling twenty or more distinct leave types depending on where they live. In this webinar, Seth Turner, Founder and Senior Advisor at AbsenceSoft, and Mary Sverko, Leave Compliance Manager at AbsenceSoft, break down how the FMLA, state and local laws, and accommodations under the ADA and PWFA stack on top of one another, and why that overlap creates so much compliance risk. Using a real-world case study and fresh data from the 2026 State of Leave and Accommodations Report, they walk through where entitlements collide, how to track them accurately, and what HR teams can do to stay compliant as the landscape keeps shifting.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why state leave laws layer on top of the FMLA instead of replacing it
• How federal, state, and company entitlements overlap in a real California case
• Where manual tracking breaks down and creates compliance risk
• What the right processes and technology look like for staying audit-ready