CFRA and FMLA Employer Coverage

The CFRA and the FMLA don’t apply to every employer. They apply only to employers of a certain size, measured by how many employees they have. The following sections discuss employer coverage requirements and issues under both laws.

Employers Covered by CFRA

The CFRA applies to all private employers that "directly employ" five or more employees and all public employers regardless of size.¹

For purposes of counting employees for coverage, the law includes full-time and part-time