Common use of Small Necessities Leave Act Clause in Contracts

Small Necessities Leave Act. Pursuant to Small Necessities Leave Act (SNLA), employees who are eligible to take FMLA leave (e.g. employees with at least one year of service with CP and who have worked at least 1250 hours in the previous twelve (12) months) are also entitled to take up to twenty-four (24) hours of unpaid leave per year, calculated on a rolling basis, in order to: • Participate in school activities directly related to the educational advancement of a son or a daughter of the employee, such as parent- teacher conference or interviewing for a new school; • Accompany the son or daughter of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments, such as check-ups or vaccinations; • Accompany an elderly relative (i.e., at least age 60) of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments or appointments for other professional services related to the elder’s care, such as interviewing at nursing or group homes. The twenty-four (24) hours of leave may be taken on an intermittent basis, in minimum increments of one-hour. An employee is required to provide their supervisor with at least seven (7) days notice of the need for the leave if the leave is foreseeable. If the necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee is required to provide notice of the leave as soon as practicable. An employee taking SNLA leave may elect, or CP may require, that the employee apply accrued benefit time to the leave. The rights and benefits provided in this Article are intended to be consistent with and no greater than the rights and benefits afforded under M.G.L. c.149, sec. 52D.

Small Necessities Leave Act. Pursuant to Small Necessities Leave Act (SNLA), employees who are eligible to take FMLA leave (e.g. employees with at least one year of service with CP and who have worked at least 1250 hours in the previous twelve (12) months) are also entitled to take up to twenty-four (24) hours of unpaid leave per year, calculated on a rolling basis, in order to: • Participate in school activities directly related to the educational advancement of a son or a daughter of the employee, such as parent- parent-teacher conference or interviewing for a new school; • Accompany the son or daughter of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments, such as check-ups or vaccinations; • Accompany an elderly relative (i.e., at least age 60) of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments or appointments for other professional services related to the elder’s care, such as interviewing at nursing or group homes. The twenty-four (24) hours of leave may be taken on an intermittent basis, in minimum increments of one-hour. An employee is required to provide their supervisor with at least seven (7) days notice of the need for the leave if the leave is foreseeable. If the necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee is required to provide notice of the leave as soon as practicable. An employee taking SNLA leave may elect, or CP may require, that the employee apply accrued benefit time to the leave. The rights and benefits provided in this Article are intended to be consistent with and no greater than the rights and benefits afforded under M.G.L. c.149, sec. 52D.

Small Necessities Leave Act. Pursuant to Small Necessities Leave Act (SNLA), employees who are eligible to take FMLA leave (e.g. employees with at least one year of service with CP and who have worked at least 1250 hours in the previous twelve (12) months) are also entitled to take up to twenty-four (24) hours of unpaid leave per year, calculated on a rolling basis, in order to: • Participate in school activities directly related to the educational advancement of a son or a daughter of the employee, such as parent- parent-teacher conference or interviewing for a new school; • Accompany the son or daughter of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments, such as check-ups or vaccinations; • Accompany an elderly relative (i.e., at least age 60) of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments or appointments for other professional services related to the elder’s care, such as interviewing at nursing or group homes. The twenty-four (24) hours of leave may be taken on an intermittent basis, in minimum increments of one-hour. An employee is required to provide their supervisor with at least seven (7) days notice of the need for the leave if the leave is foreseeable. If the necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee is required to provide notice of the leave as soon as practicable. An employee taking SNLA leave may elect, or CP may require, that the employee apply accrued benefit time to the leave. The rights and benefits provided in this Article are intended to be consistent with and no greater than the rights and benefits afforded under M.G.L. c.149, sec. 52D.

Small Necessities Leave Act. Pursuant to Small Necessities Leave Act (SNLA), employees who are eligible to take FMLA leave (e.g. employees with at least one year of service with CP and who have worked at least 1250 hours in the previous twelve (12) months) are also entitled to take up to twenty-four (24) hours of unpaid leave per year, calculated on a rolling basis, in order to: • Participate in school activities directly related to the educational advancement of a son or a daughter of the employee, such as parent- parent-teacher conference or interviewing for a new school; • Accompany the son or daughter of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments, such as check-ups or vaccinations; • Accompany an elderly relative (i.e., at least age 60) of the employee to routine medical or dental appointments or appointments for other professional services related to the elder’s care, such as interviewing at nursing or group homes. The twenty-four (24) hours of leave may be taken on an intermittent basis, in minimum increments of one-hour. An employee is required to provide their supervisor with at least seven (7) days days’ notice of the need for the leave if the leave is foreseeable. If the necessity for the leave is not foreseeable, the employee is required to provide notice of the leave as soon as practicable. An employee taking SNLA leave may elect, or CP may require, that the employee apply accrued benefit time to the leave. The rights and benefits provided in this Article are intended to be consistent with and no greater than the rights and benefits afforded under M.G.L. c.149, sec. 52D.