Child Bonding Leave. A prospective father, domestic partner or adoptive parent is entitled to child bonding leave of up to twelve (12) weeks. Child bonding leave must be taken within one (1) year of the qualifying event. Child bonding leave runs concurrent with FMLA/CFRA. The scheduling of child bonding leave (either on FMLA or CFRA) on an intermittent basis and/or requests for a reduced work schedule are subject to mutual agreement by the Agency/Department Head as allowed by law. Such an employee may elect to take accrued vacation or compensating time off during the period of child bonding leave except that in the case of an employee who is regularly scheduled to work less than the normal full-time workweek for the classification, paid leave shall be granted only for those days, or fractions thereof, on which such an employee would have worked but for child bonding leave. The use of sick leave during child bonding leave shall not be permitted to the employee unless they are otherwise eligible to use it as provided in subsection 10.J. of this MOU. Reinstatement subsequent to child bonding leave of absence shall be to the same classification from which leave was taken and the Agency/Department Head shall make its best effort to return such employee to the same geographical location, shift, and where there is specialization within a classification, to the same specialization. Questions as to whether or not the Agency/Department Head has made its best effort herein, shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.
Child Bonding Leave. A prospective father, spouse, domestic partner or adoptive parent is entitled to child bonding leave of up to six (6) months, within one year of the qualifying event. Child bonding leave runs concurrently with FMLA and CFRA. The scheduling of child bonding leave (either on FMLA or CFRA) on an intermittent basis and/or requests for a reduced work schedule are subject to mutual agreement by the employee and the Agency/Department Head as allowed by law
Child Bonding Leave. Per Education Code section 87784.5, an academic employee may take up to thirty (30) workdays of leave in a school year, less than any days of leave authorized pursuant to Education Code section 87784 (Personal Necessity Leave), for the reasons outlined in Articles 15.6.3.1 and 15.
Child Bonding Leave a. Unit members may elect to utilize up to twelve (12) weeks of child bonding leave occasioned by the birth of the unit member’s child, or the placement of a child with the unit member in connection with the unit member’s adoption or xxxxxx care of the child as provided by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). Such leave runs concurrently with the twelve (12) week leave period provided by the CFRA.
b. For birth mothers, the twelve (12) week child bonding leave shall commence at the conclusion of any pregnancy disability leave.
c. For non-birthing parents, the twelve (12) week child bonding leave shall commence on the first day of such leave.
d. Pursuant to Education Code section 45196.1, if a unit member exhausts their Sick Leave (section 1 above) prior to expiration of the twelve (12) week child bonding leave, they shall be compensated at no less than fifty percent (50%) of their regular salary for the remaining portion of the twelve (12) work week period.
e. The twelve (12) week child bonding period provided by Education Code section 45196.1 is separate and distinct from extended sick leave provided by Education Code section 45196.
f. Pursuant to the CFRA, child bonding leave must be completed within one (1) year of the birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement of a child.
g. The District must be provided with at least thirty (30) days prior notice of intent to take child bonding leave, except in the case of emergency.
Child Bonding Leave. 1. Unit members employed by the District may be granted a leave for child bonding reasons. Such leave allows bonding time with a new child and shall be completed within one year of the child’s birth or arrival. Leave in this section and sick leave are separate and distinct.
2. This leave shall be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Education Code and other applicable law subject to the following conditions:
a. Effective July 1, 2016, eligible unit members may request and be approved for up to 12 school weeks of leave for child bonding. During this approved leave the employee must use all remaining sick leave. If the employee chooses, he/she may retain up to a maximum of five days of sick leave. After the sick leave is used, the employee will receive the difference between his/her regular salary and the substitute’s salary, or the salary a substitute would have received. The employee shall continue to receive health and welfare benefits. No unit member will receive both regular and differential pay.
1. The District will implement no less than the terms and conditions of Education Code Section 44977.5 and Government Code Section 12945.2 and further interpretations of these laws will apply.
2. If both parents are employees of the District, total entitlement for leave shall cumulatively not exceed 14 weeks between the two employees.
3. Eligibility for this leave shall be in accordance with the above noted statutes and applicable regulations.
4. An employee requesting such leave must make the request to Human Resources at least 8 weeks before the anticipated commencement of such leave. Human Resources must be notified once the child is born or placed. In the case of some adoptions or xxxxxx child placements where the exact timeframe may not be known, the employee will notify the site supervisor and the Human Resources department of the possible need for leave and potential timeframes as much in advance as possible.
5. Intermittent use of such leave is subject to applicable law and regulations.
b. Beyond the year in which child bonding leave commences, a unit member may request a personal reasons leave, without pay, up to an additional year. Upon return from such leave, the unit member will, whenever possible, resume her duties in the same or comparable position held prior to such leave.
c. Absence due to illness or injury resulting from pregnancy and/or childbirth shall be covered by pregnancy disability leave in accordance with the Education Code....
Child Bonding Leave. The District shall grant child bonding leave without pay to any permanent classified employee upon request. Such leave shall be for a maximum period of what is allowable under FMLA/CFRA law. Prior to such leave, the unit member shall be required to provide four (4) weeks notice prior to the anticipated date upon which the leave is to commence. An employee may elect to utilize accrued vacation or other accrued paid leave other than paid sick leave during child bonding leave.
Child Bonding Leave. Assembly Bill (AB) 375/2393 allows employees on Maternity/Paternity Leave under CFRA (Calif. Family Rights Act) to receive differential pay (salary minus substitute pay) for up to 12 school weeks for “bonding leave” for the birth or placement of a child in connection with adoption or xxxxxx care. To be eligible for this paid leave, an employee must have worked the previous 12 months (regardless of hours worked) and must first exhaust all available sick leave and comp time. This leave runs concurrently with parental leave granted under CFRA. An employee who elects not to exhaust sick leave or comp time during the bonding leave is ineligible for the differential pay. An employee is only provided one 12-week differential pay period per maternity/paternity leave. If a school year ends before the 12-week period is exhausted, the employee may take the balance of the 12-week period in the subsequent school year. A bonding leave need not be taken in one continuous period. Under CFRA regulations, the minimum duration of leave is two weeks; however, employers must grant requests of less than two weeks on two occasions and may grant additional requests for leaves lasting less than two weeks. Any leave taken must be concluded within one year of the birth or placement of the child.
Child Bonding Leave. 11.9.1 Each unit member may be allowed up to twelve (12) weeks leave for purposes of child bonding occasioned by the birth of the unit member’s child, or the placement of a child with the unit member in connection with the unit member’s adoption or xxxxxx care of the child as provided by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA).
11.9.2 Pursuant to the CFRA, child bonding leave must be completed within one year of the birth, adoption, or xxxxxx care placement of a child.
Child Bonding Leave. 10.4.2.1 For purposes of this section, “child bonding leave” means leave for the purpose of the birth of a child of the Unit Member, or the placement of a child with a Unit Member in connection with the adoption or xxxxxx care of the child by the Unit Member as provided by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and Education Code section 44977.5.
Child Bonding Leave. A unit member who is eligible for an FMLA and/or CFRA leave for the purpose of bonding with a newborn child, an adopted child or a child placed in xxxxxx care, and a unit member who acquires legal guardianship of a child may use his/her earned and accumulated unused sick leave during such leave up to a maximum of forty-five (45) days. Earned and accumulated sick leave may include leave in Article 10.2.4 for a total of forty-five (45) days which shall be deducted from
