2-152-070 Salaries – Date of payment.

   The salaries and pay of all officers and employees shall be due and payable semi-monthly to each person entitled thereto, in the manner prescribed by the rules and regulations of the department of finance.

(Prior code § 25-6)

2-152-071 Eligibility for benefits.

   No individual employed by the City of Chicago shall be eligible for medical coverage, dental coverage, vision care coverage or life insurance under any plan of the city unless the individual is paid an annual salary equal to or greater than the salary level for a grade 1, step 1 employee as set forth in schedule B of the personnel classification and pay plan issued by the department of human resources. This section shall not apply to persons employed (a) as foster grandparents prior to June 1, 1984, and continuously since that date; or (b) under the return-to-work program conducted by the department of human resources.

(Added Coun. J. 4-12-91, p. 32835; Amend Coun. J. 5-22-91, p. 156; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 21)

2-152-072 Eligibility for benefits – Qualified domestic partners.

   A qualified domestic partner, as defined in this section, of an individual employed by the City of Chicago shall be eligible for the same benefits, including but not limited to health coverage, as are available to the spouse of an individual employed by the City of Chicago. To be eligible for coverage as a qualified domestic partner, the city employee and the domestic partner must complete and file with the department of human resources, before August 1, 2017, an "Affidavit of Domestic Partnership" in which they attest that:

   (A)   they are each other's sole domestic partner, responsible for each other's common welfare; and

   (B)   neither party is married, as marriage is defined under Illinois law; and

   (C)   the partners are not related by blood closer than would bar marriage in the State of Illinois; and

   (D)   each partner is at least 18 years of age, and the partners are the same sex, and the partners reside at the same residence; and

   (E)   two of the following four conditions exist for the partners:

      1.   The partners have been residing together for at least 12 months prior to filing the Affidavit of Domestic Partnership.

      2.   The partners have common or joint ownership of a residence.

      3.   The partners have at least two of the following arrangements:

         a.   joint ownership of a motor vehicle;

         b.   a joint credit account;

         c.   a joint checking account;

         d.   a lease for a residence identifying both domestic partners as tenants.

      4.   The city employee declares that the domestic partner is identified as a primary beneficiary in the employee's will.

   In light of the availability of marriage to same-sex partners conferred by the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, 750 ILCS 80/1, et seq., the department of human resources shall not accept affidavits under this section after July 31, 2017.

   In addition to the foregoing, for a domestic partner to be qualified, the parties must agree to notify the department of human resources of any change in the circumstances which have been attested to in the documents qualifying a person for coverage as a domestic partner. Following the termination of a domestic partnership, a minimum of 12 months must elapse before a city employee is eligible to designate a new domestic partner.

   The commissioner of human resources is hereby authorized to promulgate regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. The regulations shall provide that any person who submits false information in connection with this section, including an affidavit that contains inaccurate information, shall be subject to discipline as set forth in the city human resources rules.

(Added Coun. J. 3-19-97, p. 40852; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.6; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-08, p. 33838, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-26-17, p. 53759, § 1)

2-152-074 Family medical leave.

   Any person employed by the City of Chicago shall be eligible for the benefits conferred by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.) and regulations promulgated under that Act.

(Added Coun. J. 11-15-06, p. 92005, § 1)

2-152-080 Overtime pay.

   The rate for overtime for employees paid on a monthly or on an annual basis unless otherwise specifically provided, shall be on the basis of $.51 per hour per $1,000.00 of annual salary rate of such employees, provided that such overtime rate shall be not less than $1.00 per hour, and be it further provided, that the rates herein established for overtime for the employees mentioned shall be in lieu of any other rate heretofore authorized.

(Prior code § 25-7)

2-152-090 Office hours.

   The offices of the respective departments, bureaus or other agencies of the city government, except as hereinafter mentioned, shall be open during regular business hours as directed by the head of each department, bureau or other agency, and shall be closed on New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Casimir Pulaski's Birthday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

   However, for the duration of any national emergency declared by authority of the Congress of the United States or during any war in which the United States is engaged all city offices in the central business district of the City of Chicago shall be open at such hours as the mayor shall prescribe.

(Prior code § 25-8; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 38152; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-96, p. 36343)