Policy

Pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”), any eligible employee may be granted up to a total of twelve (12), or in some cases twenty six (26), weeks of unpaid, job-protected family and medical leave for (1) Family and medical leave for the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child; for the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; for the care of a child, spouse or parent who has a serious health condition; for the employee’s own serious health condition; (2) Qualifying Exigency Leave for families of covered members and (3) Military Caregiver Leave.

Legal Citations:                  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2601, et seq., 29 C.F.R. pt. 825; Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act.

Adopted:  September 14, 2015

Amended: