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12-13.2   Legislative Intent.
   This Section would allow parents of school-aged pupils in kindergarten and grades one to 12 an opportunity to spend up to three days per year for school visits if the employee, prior to taking off, gives reasonable notice to the employer of the planned absence of the employee. The Section would require an employee to utilize existing vacation, personal leave or compensatory time off for purposes of this planned absence, unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement, and/or agreed upon by the employee and employer and, if requested by the employer, to provided documentation, as prescribed, from the school as proof of these visits. All employers, notwithstanding staff size, are encouraged to grant employees up to three days per year with pay.
(CBC 1985 12-13.2; Ord. 1994 c. 13 § 2)
12-13.3   Operation of Section.
   (A)   No employer, who employs 25 or more employees working at the same location, shall discharge or in anyway discriminate against an employee who is a parent or guardian of any child in kindergarten or grades one to 12, inclusive, for taking off up to three days each school calender to visit the school of the pupil(s), if the employee, prior to taking time off, gives clear and reasonable notice to the employer of the planned absence of the employee. An employee shall utilize existing vacation, personal leave or compensatory time off for purposes of this planned absence, unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement. The employee, if requested by the employer, shall provide documentation from the school as proof that he or she visited the school on a specific date and at a particular time. For purposes of this Subsection, DOCUMENTATION shall mean whatever written verification of a parental visit the school deems appropriate and reasonable.
   (B)   Any employee who is discharged, demoted, threatened, suspended or in any other manner discriminated against in terms and conditions of employment by his or her employer because the employee has taken time off to visit the school or his or her child pursuant to the intent of this Section shall be immediately entitled to reinstatement and reimbursement of lost wages and work benefits caused by the acts of the employer. Any employer who willfully refuses to rehire, promote or otherwise restore an employee or former employee who has been determined to be eligible for rehiring or promotion by a grievance procedure, arbitration or hearing authorized by law, shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount equal to five times the amount of the employee’s lost wages and work benefits.
(CBC 1985 12-13.3; Ord. 1994 c. 13 § 3)
12-14   PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.
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