The Essential Guide to Family & Medical Leave

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[Option 1] Intermittent and reduced-schedule leaves are not available to
employees seeking parental leave.
[Option 2] The company will consider requests for intermittent or reducedschedule
parenting leave on a case-by-case basis and will grant such requested
leave if the leave does not create an undue hardship to the operations and work
schedules of the company.
9. Employees Who Work Part Time or Irregular Hours
An eligible part-time employee or an employee who works variable or irregular
hours may take intermittent or reduced-schedule leave in proportion to the
amount of time he or she normally works. For example, if you usually work 20
hours per week and want a work schedule reduction to 10 hours per week, that
amounts to one-half of your normal working hours. You would use up your entitlement
to12 weeks of leave in 24 weeks under that reduced schedule leave.
If your schedule varies from week to week, the leave workweek is measured by
calculating the weekly average hours worked in the 12 weeks prior to the start of
the leave. We will calculate this average and put it in writing for your review and
signature.
10. Health Insurance
During an approved family or medical leave, the company will continue your
health care benefits. You must continue to pay any share of the premium for
which you are currently responsible by the usual due date of payment. If your
premium payments are more than 30 days late, we may discontinue your coverage
for the rest of your leave. If you choose not to return to work at the end of your
leave, you will be required to reimburse the company for its share of the premiums
paid during your leave.
11. Other Benefits
[Option 1—if the company does not allow employee benefits to continue or
accrue during other types of leave, including paid leave] With the exception of
health care benefits, discussed above, employee benefits will not continue or
accrue during the period of your family or medical leave. These benefits will be
restored when you return from leave at the same level as before the leave.