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Otter Tail County updates FMLA policy to align with MetLife administration, effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The county board approved changes to personnel rule §5.20 to align Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) measurement with MetLife’s rolling 12-month benefit year, clarified military caregiver leave timing, and removed a requirement that employees use accrued sick/vacation while on FMLA; changes take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Otter Tail County approved revisions to its Family and Medical Leave Act policy at its Nov. 4 meeting to align county practice with the MetLife administration of the county’s new paid family and medical leave program.
Assistant Human Resources Director Stephanie Retzlaff told the board the redlined changes to personnel rule §5.20 change the county’s 12‑month measurement period from a calendar year to a rolling 12‑month lookback so…
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