§ 2-219.01. Family medical leave eligibility.

(a) Employees who have worked for the city for at least twelve (12) months and have worked at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours during the preceding twelve (12) months may take up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave in a twelve (12) month period for the following reasons:

(1) The birth of a son/daughter of an employee and to care for the child;

(2) The placement of a son or daughter with an employee for adoption or foster care (entitlement to leave for birth, placement for adoption or foster care of a son or daughter expires twelve (12) months from the date of the birth or placement of a child);

(3) In order to care for the employee's spouse, son, daughter or parent who has a serious health condition;

(4) A serious health condition which renders the employee unable to perform the functions of the employee's position.

(b) Son or daughter means a biological, adopted or foster child, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco parentis, who is: (a) under eighteen (18) years of age; or (b) eighteen (18) years of age or older and incapable of self care because of a mental or physical disability.

(Ord. No. 2001-08, § 1, 6-19-01)