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! <br /> i <br /> i <br /> Entitlement to parental leave expires at the end of the 12-month period beginning on the child's <br /> date of birth or on the date of physical custody of a foster child or newly adopted child. <br /> When two family members both work for the City of Eugene they may take Family Medical and <br /> Parental Leave at the same time with supervisory approval. <br /> Request Procedure <br /> Family Medical Leave: Oral or written notice must be provided 30 days before the lease is to begin <br /> if the leave is foreseeable. The employee should arrange the leave schedule to minimize disruption <br /> in the workplace, if possible. <br /> Supervisors may require medical certification of the serious health condition. This request must be <br /> in writing. The employee must furnish this certification within fifteen (15) calendar days from the <br /> date of the written request. Medical certification forms are available from HRRS. <br /> Parental Leave: Oral orwritten notice must be provided 30 days in advance of the anticipated date <br /> <br /> i of birth or placement in the employees' home of a child for adoption or foster care, except in cases <br /> of premature birth, unexpected adoption or unexpected foster placement. <br /> All requests should be forwarded to HRRS. <br /> Effect on Benefifs <br /> Health insurance benefits will be maintained while you are on an FMLA family medical or parental <br /> leave under the same conditions as coverage would have been if you had been continuously <br /> employed during the entire leave period. <br /> Reinstafemenf <br /> When you return from leave you will be reinstated to the same position you held when the leave <br /> began, or to an equivalent position with equivalent benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of <br /> ' employment if your former job has been eliminated. Seniority does not accrue during any portion of <br /> the leave which is without pay. <br /> Compassionate Leave <br /> In the event of a death in your immediate family (as defined by your applicable bargaining <br /> agreement or the APPM), your supervisor may grant time off with pay for you to make funeral <br /> <br /> j arrangements and to attend the funeral. A maximum of five calendar days may be granted if <br /> warranted by the situation (i.e., distance to travel, necessity to make arrangements, etc.). <br /> Compassionate leave is not charged against sick leave. If you serve as a pallbearer or attend the <br /> funeral of a co-worker, compassionate leave of up to four hours may be granted. <br /> Holidays <br /> The City observes the following Holidays: <br /> New Year's Day, January 1 <br /> Martin Luther King Jr. Day, third Monday in January <br /> Memorial Day, last Monday in May <br /> Independence Day, July 4 <br /> Page 21-February 2004 <br /> <br /> ! <br /> <br /> i <br /> _ _ <br /> <br />