Common use of Birth Father and Adoptive Parent Clause in Contracts

Birth Father and Adoptive Parent. An employee who is the birth father, the adoptive father or the adoptive mother shall be entitled to up to thirty-seven (37) consecutive weeks of parental leave without pay. The employee shall take the leave within fifty-two (52) weeks of the child's birth or date the child comes within the care and custody of the employee. An employee shall be entitled to an extension of up to fifteen (15) consecutive weeks without pay immediately following the parental leave. Extensions - Special Circumstances An employee shall be entitled to extend the maternity leave by up to an additional six (6) consecutive weeks' leave without pay where a physician certifies the employee as unable to return to work for medical reasons related to the birth. An employee shall be entitled to extend the parental leave by up to an additional five (5) consecutive weeks' leave without pay where the child is at least six (6) months of age before coming into the employee's care and custody and the child is certified as suffering from a physical, psychological or emotional condition. Provided however, that in no case shall the combined maternity and parental leave exceed fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks following the commencement of the leave.

Birth Father and Adoptive Parent. An employee who is the birth father, the adoptive father or the adoptive mother shall be entitled to up to thirty-seven twelve (3712) consecutive weeks of parental leave without pay. The employee shall take the leave within fifty-two (52) weeks of the child's birth or date the child comes within the care and custody cus- tody of the employee. An employee shall be entitled to an extension of up to fifteen fourteen (1514) consecutive weeks without pay immediately following the parental leave. Extensions - Special Circumstances An employee shall be entitled to extend the maternity leave by up to an additional six (6) consecutive weeks' leave without pay where a physician certifies the employee as unable to return to work for medical reasons related re- lated to the birth. An employee shall be entitled to extend the parental leave by up to an additional five (5) consecutive 5)consecutive weeks' leave without pay where the child is at least six (6) months of age before coming into the employee's care and custody and the child is certified as suffering from a physical, psychological psychologi- cal or emotional condition. Provided however, that in no case shall the combined maternity and parental leave exceed fiftythirty-two (5232) consecutive weeks following the commencement of the leave.