lorain county general health district employee personnel

4.9 Family and Medical Leave
Eligibility: An employee who regularly works at least 20 hours per week, and who
has been employed by the Board of Health for at least twelve (12) months and who has
completed at least 1,040 hours of service during the twelve (12) month period immediately
preceding the commencement of the leave shall be eligible for Family and Medical Leave
as provided in this policy.
Duration of Leave: An eligible full-time employee shall be permitted a maximum of
twelve (12) work weeks (480 hours) of unpaid leave per calendar year. An eligible parttime
employee shall be permitted a maximum of twelve (12) work weeks of unpaid leave
per calendar year on a pro-rated basis. (For example, an employee who regularly works
twenty (20) hours per week shall be permitted a maximum of 240 hours of unpaid leave per
calendar year.) Family and Medical Leave may be used to care for the employee=s child
after the birth of the child; to care for a child after the child is placed with the employee for
adoption or foster care; to care for the employee=s spouse, child, sibling, parent or parentin-law
who has a serious health condition; or because the employee has a serious health
condition that makes him or her unable to perform the functions of his or her position. In
the event a husband and wife, both employed by the Board of Health, request leave due to
the birth or placement of a child, the total number of work weeks of Family and Medical
Leave combined shall not exceed twelve (12) work weeks during a calendar year. In the
event of the continuation, reoccurrence, or onset of a serious health condition of the
employee after he or she has exhausted all paid leave and the twelve (12) work weeks in a
twelve (12) month period as provided in this policy, the employee may request an unpaid
disability leave of absence in accordance with the Board of Health=s policy.
Notice: Except when unforeseen circumstances prevent such notice, an eligible
employee is required to provide the Board of Health with thirty (30) days advance notice of
his or her intention to take Family and Medical Leave. A request for Family and Medical
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