Federal Family and Medical Leave Act. A. As provided for in the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, an eligible employee may take up to twelve (12) weeks of paid or unpaid leave in a single twelve month period for the employee’s own qualifying serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform their job, to care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a qualifying serious health condition, to bond with a newborn child, adoption or xxxxxx care placement (leave must be taken within one year of the child’s birth or placement), or for qualifying exigencies related to the foreign deployment of a military member who is the employee’s spouse, child or parent. An eligible employee who is a covered service member’s spouse, child, parent, or next of kin may take up to twenty-six weeks of paid or unpaid FMLA leave in a single twelve month period to care for the service member with a serious injury or illness. B. The leave may be continuous or intermittent, when medically necessary. Intermittent and/or reduced schedule leave to care for a newborn or newly placed adopted or xxxxxx care child may only be taken when approved. C. In order to be eligible for FMLA, an employee must have been employed by King County for at least twelve months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the twelve month period prior to the commencement of leave.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Master Labor Agreement, Master Labor Agreement, Master Labor Agreement
Federal Family and Medical Leave Act. A. As provided for in the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, an eligible employee may take up to twelve (12) weeks of paid or unpaid leave in a single twelve twelve12 month period for the employee’s own qualifying serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform their job, to care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a qualifying serious health condition, to bond with a newborn child, adoption or xxxxxx care placement (leave must be taken within one year of the child’s birth or placement), or for qualifying exigencies related to the foreign deployment of a military member who is the employee’s spouse, child or parent. An eligible employee who is a covered service member’s spouse, child, parent, or next of kin may take up to twenty-six six26 weeks of paid or unpaid FMLA leave in a single twelve 12 month period to care for the service member with a serious injury or illness.
B. The leave may be continuous or intermittent, when medically necessary. Intermittent and/or reduced schedule leave to care for a newborn or newly placed adopted or xxxxxx care child may only be taken when approved.xxxxxx
C. In order to be eligible for FMLA, an employee must have been employed by King the County for at least twelve 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the twelve 12 month period prior to the commencement of leave.
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Coalition Master Labor Agreement
Federal Family and Medical Leave Act. A. As provided for in the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, an eligible employee may take up to twelve (12) weeks of paid or unpaid leave in a single twelve month period for the employee’s own qualifying serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform their job, to care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a qualifying serious health condition, to bond with a newborn child, adoption or xxxxxx care placement (leave must be taken within one year of the child’s birth or placement), or for qualifying exigencies related to the foreign deployment of a military member who is the employee’s spouse, child or parent. An eligible employee who is a covered service member’s spouse, child, parent, or next of kin may take up to twenty-six weeks of paid or unpaid FMLA leave in a single twelve month period to care for the service member with a serious injury or illness.
B. The leave may be continuous or intermittent, when medically necessary. Intermittent and/or reduced schedule leave to care for a newborn or newly placed adopted or xxxxxx care child may only be taken when approved.
C. In order to be eligible for FMLA, an employee must have been employed by King County for at least twelve months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the twelve month period prior to the commencement of leave.twelve
Appears in 1 contract
Samples: Master Labor Agreement