Family Medical Leave Act Compliance. Family and medical leave for employees shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as may be amended from time to time. Nothing in this section is intended to extend to an employee rights or benefits not provided in the FMLA. 1. Employees who have one (1) year of service are eligible to take up to twelve (12) weeks during any twelve (12) month (52 week) period of family or medical leave as defined in the FMLA. Family member are those persons who are so defined in the FMLA. 2. The employee must provide reasonable advance notice if the need for the leave is foreseeable. 3. The employee shall exhaust all available sick and annual leave when the leave is due to the health condition of the employee or when leave is taken to care for a child, spouse or parent with a health condition. 4. The County shall maintain coverage under any County group health plan for the duration of the leave at the level and under conditions that would have been provided had the employee been working. However, the County shall only maintain such group health plan coverage for such employee for up to twelve (12) weeks within a twelve (12) month period commencing with the start of the FMLA leave. 5. After the qualifying period set forth in the FMLA, an employee is entitled to sue a maximum of six (6) weeks of accumulated sick leave for adoption or maternity leave purposes, regardless of the type of delivery or results of the pregnancy. After six (6) weeks of accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, or the total amount of accumulated sick leave if less than six (6) weeks, the employee is entitled to use accumulated vacation leave for adoption or maternity leave purposes. If after sick leave and annual leave is exhausted as provided for herein, the employee is entitled to be placed on leave without pay status for a total adoption or maternity leave period not to exceed twelve (12) weeks. The following must be fully complied with: a. A maternity leave may be taken prior to the expected birth date of the child. b. Maternity leave days taken shall be consecutive, and non-consecutive or less than full maternity leave days shall be allowed only upon a physician’s written recommendation and approval. c. Pregnancy shall not jeopardize an employee’s job or merit status except for leave without pay provisions. The employee shall be responsible for reporting the pregnancy as soon as it is an established fact so that steps may be taken to protect the employee’s health or modify her working conditions, and so that any staffing adjustments may be planned.
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Samples: Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement
Family Medical Leave Act Compliance. Family and medical leave for employees shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as may be amended from time to time. Nothing in this section is intended to extend to an employee rights or benefits not provided in the FMLA.
1. Employees who have one (1) year of service are eligible to take up to twelve (12) weeks during any twelve (12) month (52 week) period of family or medical leave as defined in the FMLA. Family member are those persons who are so defined in the FMLA.
2. The employee must provide reasonable advance notice if the need for the leave is foreseeable.
3. The employee shall exhaust all available sick and annual leave when the leave is due to the health condition of the employee or when leave is taken to care for a child, spouse or parent with a health condition.
4. The County shall maintain coverage under any County group health plan for the duration of the leave at the level and under conditions that would have been provided had the employee been working. However, the County shall only maintain such group health plan coverage for such employee for up to twelve (12) weeks within a twelve (12) month period commencing with the start of the FMLA leave.
5. After the qualifying period set forth in the FMLA, an employee is entitled to sue xxx a maximum of six (6) weeks of accumulated sick leave for adoption or maternity leave purposes, regardless of the type of delivery or results of the pregnancy. After six (6) weeks of accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, or the total amount of accumulated sick leave if less than six (6) weeks, the employee is entitled to use accumulated vacation leave for adoption or maternity leave purposes. If after sick leave and annual leave is exhausted as provided for herein, the employee is entitled to be placed on leave without pay status for a total adoption or maternity leave period not to exceed twelve (12) weeks. The following must be fully complied with:
a. A maternity leave may be taken prior to the expected birth date of the child.
b. Maternity leave days taken shall be consecutive, and non-consecutive or less than full maternity leave days shall be allowed only upon a physician’s written recommendation and approval.
c. Pregnancy shall not jeopardize an employee’s job or merit status except for leave without pay provisions. The employee shall be responsible for reporting the pregnancy as soon as it is an established fact so that steps may be taken to protect the employee’s health or modify her working conditions, and so that any staffing adjustments may be planned.
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Samples: Labor Agreement
Family Medical Leave Act Compliance. Family and medical leave for employees shall be governed by the provisions of the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as may be amended from time to time. Nothing in this section is intended to extend to an employee rights or benefits not provided in the FMLA.
1. Employees who have one (1) year of service are eligible to take up to twelve (12) weeks during any twelve (12) month (52 week) period of family or medical leave as defined in the FMLA. Family member are those persons who are so defined in the FMLA.
2. The employee must provide reasonable advance notice if the need for the leave is foreseeable.
3. The employee shall exhaust all available sick and annual leave when the leave is due to the health condition of the employee or when leave is taken to care for a child, spouse or parent with a health condition.
4. The County shall maintain coverage under any County group health plan for the duration of the leave at the level and under conditions that would have been provided had the employee been working. However, the County shall only maintain such group health plan coverage for such employee for up to twelve (12) weeks within a twelve (12) month period commencing with the start of the FMLA leave.
5. After the qualifying period set forth in the FMLA, an employee is entitled to sue a maximum of six (6) weeks of accumulated sick leave for adoption or maternity leave purposes, regardless of the type of delivery or results of the pregnancy. After six (6) weeks of accumulated sick leave has been exhausted, or the total amount of accumulated sick leave if less than six (6) weeks, the employee is entitled to use accumulated vacation leave for adoption or maternity leave purposes. If after sick leave and annual leave is exhausted as provided for herein, the employee is entitled to be placed on leave without pay status for a total adoption or maternity leave period not to exceed twelve (12) weeks. The following must be fully complied with:
a. A maternity leave may be taken prior to the expected birth date of the child.
b. Maternity leave days taken shall be consecutive, and non-consecutive or less than full maternity leave days shall be allowed only upon a physician’s written recommendation and approval.
c. Pregnancy shall not jeopardize an employee’s job or merit status except for leave without pay provisions. The employee shall be responsible for reporting the pregnancy as soon as it is an established fact so that steps may be taken to protect the employee’s health or modify her working conditions, and so that any staffing adjustments may be planned.
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Samples: Labor Agreement
