Who can take PFL?

Paid Family Leave (PFL) is only available to employees who have been employed full-time with Tennessee State Government (TSG) for at least twelve (12) consecutive months with one of the following entities:

• The Executive Branch and all boards, commissions, and agencies that fall within the Executive Branch;
• The Judicial Branch of state government, including, but not limited to, employees of the Administrative Office of the Courts;
• The Office of the Attorney General and Reporter;
• The Offices of the District Attorneys General and the District Public Defenders;
• The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and all employees of that commission;
• The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations;
• The Tennessee Housing Development Agency and all employees of that agency;
• The employees of the Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction Board; and
• Any administrative boards and commissions, or any other officers or employees, attached to the entities listed above.

PFL is not available to employees within the Legislative Branch of state government, the Office of the Secretary of State, the Office of the State Treasurer, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury.

For more information, visit the State of Tennessee Attendance and Leave Manual.