§ 6-13.2. Eligible employees.

Permanent employees —An employee who has been employed with county government for at least one year and who has worked at least 1250 hours during the past 12 months is entitled to a total of 12 workweeks, paid or unpaid, leave during any 12-month period for one or more of the reasons listed below:

1.

For the birth of a child and to care for the child after birth; provided the leave is taken within a 12-month period following birth.

2.

For the employee to care for a child placed with the employee for adoption, provided the leave is taken within a 12-month period following adoption.

3.

For the employee to care for the employee's child, spouse, or parent, where that child, spouse, or parent has a serious health condition; or

4.

Because the employee has a serious health condition that make the employee unable to perform the functions of the employee's position.

Leave without pay beyond the 12-week period will be administered under the Other Leave Without Pay Policy.

Temporary employees —This policy does not cover temporary employees.

Spouses employed by the county —If a husband and wife are employed by the same county, the aggregate number of workweeks of leave is limited to 12 workweeks during any 12-month period where such leave is taken pursuant to the provisions in Numbers 1 and 2 above and pursuant to Number 3 if the leave requested is to care for a parent who has a serious health condition.

(Amend. of 8-2-93)