Common use of Kin Care Clause in Contracts

Kin Care. Employees may use up to one-half of their yearly sick leave accrual to attend to a child, parent, spouse, domestic partner, or domestic partner’s child who is ill. Leave for this purpose may not be taken until it has actually accrued. All conditions and restrictions placed on an employee’s use of sick leave apply also to sick leave used for care of a child, parent, spouse, domestic partner, or child of a domestic partner. This section does not extend the maximum period of leave to which an employee is entitled under Section 12945.2 of the Government Code or under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2606 et seq.), regardless of whether the employee receives sick leave compensation during that leave. For purposes of sick leave, a “child” is defined as a biological, xxxxxx, or adopted child; stepchild; or a legal xxxx. A “child” also may be someone for whom an employee has accepted the duties and responsibilities of raising, even if he or she is not the employee’s legal child. A “parent” is a biological, xxxxxx, or adoptive parent; stepparent; or legal guardian. A “spouse” is a legal spouse according to the laws of California. A “domestic partner” is another adult with whom an employee has chosen to share his/her life in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring, and with whom he or she has filed a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of state. A “domestic partner’s child” is the biological, xxxxxx, or adopted child; stepchild; or legal xxxx of an employee’s domestic partner. A “domestic partner’s child” also may be someone for whom an employee’s domestic partner has accepted the duties and responsibilities of raising, even if he or she is not the legal child of an employee’s domestic partner.