Implementation of FMLA Leave Entitlements. (1) An employee, whether salaried or paid from Other Personal Services (OPS), is entitled to four hundred and eighty (480) hours of FMLA leave within a twelve (12) month period for any qualifying family or medical leave.
Implementation of FMLA Leave Entitlements. (1). An employee, whether salaried or paid from Other Personal Services (OPS), is entitled to four hundred and eighty (480) hours of FMLA leave within a twelve (12) month period for any qualifying family or medical leave. 1555 (2). Pursuant to Fla. Admin. Code 6C4- 10.104(12), a salaried employee is entitled to a parental leave for 1556 up to six (6) months in accordance with the provisions of Article 17.7 below, for a birth or adoption of the 1557 employee's child. If an eligible employee elects to take Parental Leave, up to four hundred and eighty 1558 (480) hours of such leave may be counted against that employee's FMLA entitlement. 1559 C. Accounting for the Use of FMLA Leave in a Twelve-Month Period. 1560 (1). The fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) shall be the designated twelve (12) month period in which 1561 to count the use of up to four hundred and eighty (480) hours of FMLA leave. 1562 (2). An eligible employee's entitlement to leave for a birth or placement for adoption or xxxxxx 1563 care expires at the end of a twelve (12) month period beginning on the date of the birth or 1564 placement of the child. 1565 1566 D. Use and Approval of FMLA Leave. 1567 (1). The Central Human Resources (CHR) shall approve FMLA leave for an eligible employee 1568 as long as the reasons for absence qualify under the FMLA and the employee has not exhausted 1569 the employee's four hundred and eighty (480) hours within the appropriate 12-month period 1570 for such leave. The employee may request FMLA leave as accrued leave, leave without pay, 1571 or a combination of both. 1572 (2). The University may require that the employee use accrued leave with pay prior to 1573 requesting leave without pay for four hundred and eighty (480) hours (12 workweeks) of FMLA 1574 leave. Requiring the use of paid leave shall be applied consistently and may not be used 1575 merely to exhaust the employee's leave balance in order to prohibit the use of paid leave while 1576 on leave without pay as provided for in Article 17.11(E) below. 1577 (3). After the CHR has acquired knowledge that the leave is being taken for an FMLA qualifying 1578 event, the CHR shall within two business days, absent extenuating circumstances, notify the 1579 employee of the period of FMLA leave to be granted, including the date of return to 1580 employment. If the notice is oral, it shall be confirmed in writing no later than the following payday 1581 (unless the payday is less than one week after the oral notice, ...
