(a) Military Leave. Any employee shall be granted a leave of absence for military duty in accordance with State and Federal laws and local ordinances.
(b) Bereavement Leave.
(1) If a death occurs among any employee's immediate family (spouse, son, daughter, mother, father), such employee, excluding shift employees within the Department of Fire, shall be granted 4 days funeral leave, without loss of pay, benefits, days off, holidays, vacation time or sick leave, provided that such leave may be extended at the discretion of the appropriate director, based on individual circumstances. Shift employees within the Department of Fire shall be granted two 24-hour shifts.
(2) If a death occurs among a member of the employee's family (grandparent, sibling, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, spouse, or a legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent), such employee shall be granted three days funeral leave (one 24-hour shift for shift employees within the Department of Fire), without loss of pay, benefits, days off, holidays, vacation time or sick leave, provided that such leave may be extended at the discretion of the appropriate director, based on individual circumstances.
(c) Jury Duty. Each full-time employee, while serving upon a jury in any Court of record, shall be paid at his or her regular salary rate for each of his or her work days during the period of time so served. Time so served shall be deemed active and continuous service for all purposes. Any compensation received by the employee from the Court of record for such jury duty shall be turned into the City.
(d) Family and Medical Leave.
(1) Full-time and regular part-time employees who have been employed by the City for at least 12 months and who have completed at least 1250 hours of service within the preceding 12-month period may be eligible for Family and Medical Leave (FML) consistent with City policy and applicable statute. Family and Medical Leave is available to eligible employees for the following reasons:
A. For the births of and/or care of a newborn child of the employee; or
B. For the care of a child after placement with the employee for adoption or foster care; or
C. To care for an employee's spouse, child, parent, or one who stood in place of a parent, who has a serious health condition; or
D. For the serious health condition of an employee which prevents the employee from performing the essential functions of his or her position.
(2) Employees are required to utilize all applicable paid leave prior to being placed on unpaid FML. The combined period of paid and unpaid leave shall not exceed 12 work weeks. Medical certifications are required to support leave requests.
(e) Medical Leave. Upon exhaustion of all paid leave time and proper application and medical documentation, an employee with a disabling illness or injury, including pregnancy and medical conditions related thereto, shall be granted a medical leave of absence without pay, not to exceed 6 months.
(Ord. 128-94. Passed 10-24-94; Ord. 170-01. Passed 11-5-01; Ord. 113-03. Passed 7-14-03.)