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Family & Medical Leave Act Page 1 of 3 <br /> CITY OF EllG~NE <br /> (~mE~E~ye~ B~ <br /> H o rri r~ <br /> i <br /> I ~ ~taperviscar's <br /> ~r . , . <br /> j FAMILY Et MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA) FMLA Supervisors <br /> 'i Most regular City of Eugene employees (who have been employed for at least 180 days) <br /> are entitled to twelve weeks of family or parental leave during any 12-month period, as <br /> provided under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, and under the <br /> State of Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA, ORS 659.010 and 659.121). <br /> Eligible employees are entitled to FMLA/OFLA for the following reasons: <br /> <br /> i <br /> ¦ A serious health condition of the employee that makes the employee unable to <br /> perform his or her job functions; <br /> ¦ To care for the employee's seriously ill family member; <br /> ¦ To care for the employee's child suffering from a condition requiring home care; <br /> <br /> j Birth of a child and to care for such child; or <br /> r Placement of a child for adoption or foster care. <br /> Su ervisors: When ou learn of an em to ee's FMLA/OFLA ualified event, rom tl <br /> P Y P Y q P P Y <br /> contact HRRS.._Benefts.._Staff.. Benefits Staff will prepare and mail a Family &t Medical <br /> Leave Notice to the employee. Please see Administrative Policies £t Procedure's Manual <br /> (APPM) Section 3-805 for more information concerning FMLA/OFLA-qualified leave. <br /> What is a Serious Health Condition? <br /> A "Serious Health Condition" means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental <br /> <br /> ~ condition that involves one of the following: <br /> Hospital Care <br /> Inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care <br /> facility, including any period of incapacity or subsequent treatment in connection with or <br /> consequent to such inpatient care. <br /> Absence Plus Treatment <br /> A period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days (including any <br /> subsequent treatment or period of incapacity relating to the same condition), that also <br /> involves: <br /> ¦ A) Treatment two or more times by a health care provider, by a nurse or <br /> physician's assistant under direct supervision of a health care provider, or by a <br /> provider of health care services (e.g., physical therapist) under orders of, or on <br /> referral by, a health care provider; or <br /> ¦ B) Treatment by a health care provider on at least one occasion which results in a <br /> regimen of continuing treatment* under the supervision of the health care <br /> provider. <br /> * A regimen of continuing treatment includes, for example, a course of prescription <br /> medication (e.g., an antibiotic) or therapy requiring special equipment to resolve or <br /> http://www.ci.eugene.or.us/HRRSBenefits/FMLA.htm 4/27/2004 <br /> <br />