(a) Paid living donor leave (PLDL) is provided to an eligible City employee who serves as a living donor by making a liver or kidney donation for transplantation to another individual.
(b) To be eligible for PLDL, a City employee must be continuously employed with the City in a full time capacity for at least one year prior to starting PLDL.
(c) An employee must request PLDL at least 30 days prior to the start of the leave when possible and provide written verification from a physician indicating that the employee is serving as a living donor.
(d) A living donor may receive up to six calendar weeks of paid leave for a kidney or liver donation, as determined by the attending physician.
(1) The PLDL will be paid at 100% of the employee’s base pay rate.
(2) Any PLDL not taken is not banked for later use or paid out to the employee.
(3) Benefits that the employee is enrolled in will continue while the employee is on PLDL.
(4) The PLDL will end immediately if the employee no longer meets the criteria for eligibility.
(e) The PLDL will run concurrently with FMLA. An employee who is granted PLDL and meets the eligibility requirements of FMLA will be placed on FMLA at the start of PLDL. If the employee meets FMLA eligibility during PLDL, they will be placed on FMLA at that time.
(f) If the employee requires additional recovery time after the PLDL has ended, the employee must request:
(1) FMLA by completing the appropriate FMLA forms, if the employee is eligible for FMLA and has FMLA available; and
(2) The employee must utilize their PTO or sick leave bank time as specified in those policies.
(g) Return to work.
(1) The employee must furnish a signed medical release from the attending physician prior to returning to work.
(2) After PLDL, the employee will return to the same position when the leave began, or an equivalent job provided the employee can perform the essential functions.
(3) A fitness for duty test may be required before the employee returns from PLDL.
(Ord. D-2667-23, § 2, 3-20-23)