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You are entitled to take family medical leave as provided under the federal Family and Medical <br />Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and under the state of Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) for the following <br />reasons: <br />• Birth of a child and to care for such child <br />• Placement in your home of a child for adoption or foster care <br />• To care for your seriously ill family member (spouse, child, parent or parent-in-law) <br />• To care for your child who is suffering from a condition that is not a serious health <br />condition but requires home care. <br />• A serious health condition of yours that makes you unable to perform your job. <br />Eligibility <br />You are entitled to Family Medical Leave if you have worked for the City for at least 180 days and <br />average at least 25 hours per week. You are entitled to parental leave if you have worked for the <br />City for at least 180 days. <br />Pay Status <br />Family Medical Leave: To care for family members who suffer serious health conditions, you may <br />use vacation, comp time, holiday accruals or sick leave (see appropriate labor agreements for any <br />limitations for sick leave use), or take leave without pay. If you take leave because of your own <br />serious health condition you may use accrued sick leave, other accrued time or go on leave without <br />PaY• <br />Parental Leave: If you become a parent you are entitled to parental leave and may use accrued <br />leave or go on leave without pay. Employees are entitled to use up to 12 weeks of sick leave <br />accruals for parental leave taken within the first 12 months after the date of birth or placement in the <br />home. <br />Length of Leave <br />Employees may use a total of up to twelve (12) weeks of family and/or parental leave within any <br />twelve month period. However, a female employee who takes leave because of a pregnancy <br />related disability is entitled to an additional twelve (12) weeks of family leave. An employee who <br />uses parental leave is entitled to an additional twelve (12) weeks of leave to care for a child who <br />suffers from an illness or injury which requires home care but is not a serious health condition. <br />The 12 month period will be a rolling 12-month period measured backward from the date an <br />employee first uses any family medical or parental leave. <br />The leave will begin on the first day an employee has had time away from work due to a family or <br />parental leave qualifying event. The leave designation should be communicated to the employee <br />as soon as possible. When supervisors learn of an employee's FMLA/OFLA qualifying event, they <br />should contact HRRS Benefits Staff. Benefits Staff will prepare and send a Family & Medical Leave <br />Notice to the employee. <br />Employees entitled to family leave may take the leave in hourly increments intermittently or as long <br />as there is a medical need for the leave. When parental leave is taken, the employee may take <br />leave intermittently or work a reduced schedule only with supervisory approval. <br />Page 20 <br />