Common use of State Family Leave Clause in Contracts

State Family Leave. In accordance with State law, any employee with more than 12 months of service with the County and a minimum of 1250 hours on payroll in the 12 months prior to the start date of the leave, may take a family care leave of up to twelve (12) weeks or 480 hours in a 12-month period. An employee who takes such family care leave shall be returned to employment in the same or comparable position upon return from said leave. Family care leave may be utilized in conjunction with the birth of a child of the employee, the placement of a child with an employee in connection with the adoption or xxxxxx care placement of the child, for the serious medical condition or illness of the employee, or to allow the employee to care for a parent, spouse, domestic partner, or child who has a serious health condition. For the purposes of this Section, the terms “employment in the same or a comparable position”, “child”, “parent”, and “serious health condition” are as defined in Section 12945.2 of the Government Code. The reasonable advanced notice, scheduling and certification requirements of 12945.2(g), (h), and (i) shall also apply. An employee who takes family care leave shall be required to use accrued paid leave during such leave. An employee on State Disability Insurance shall not be required to use more leave than is necessary, in conjunction with SDI, to receive a full paycheck. An employee who takes family care leave in an unpaid status shall be eligible for fringe benefits on the same terms as an employee on any other unpaid leave of absence. For issues related to illness, this section applies only to medical leaves of absence that meet the definition of a “serious health condition” as defined in Section 12945.2 of the Government Code or Section 29 CFR 825.114 of the Family Medical Leave Act.