Parental Leave Family Leave. It is the policy of the State to permit employees reasonable time off to care for dependent children in instances such as illness, birth, or adoption, and in cases of serious illness of a member of an employee’s immediate family or for their own serious illness. Leave for such purposes is provided by both federal and state statutes (“statutory leave”). Vermont’s Parental and Family Leave Act, 21 V.S.A. §470 et seq., and the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq., establish the rights and obligations of employees and employers pertaining to such leaves. The following provisions integrate the basic requirements of the statutes and this collective bargaining agreement (“Agreement”), but do not create a waiver by the State or by the employees of other rights and/or obligations under this Agreement. In the event of any conflict created by the amendment of statute or otherwise, the rights and responsibilities of the State and employees will be determined by statute, except to the extent that such amendments would diminish the rights to which the employee is entitled under the terms of this Agreement. No provisions of this Article shall be determined to diminish the entitlement of any employee to unpaid leave under either of the above referenced statutes. Leave taken under this Agreement shall be credited against any such statutory entitlement to the full extent permitted by law.
Parental Leave Family Leave
