Family and Medical Leave Clause Samples

The Family and Medical Leave clause establishes an employee's right to take unpaid leave for specific family or medical reasons without fear of losing their job. Typically, this clause outlines the qualifying circumstances, such as the birth or adoption of a child, caring for a seriously ill family member, or dealing with the employee's own serious health condition. By clearly defining eligibility and the process for requesting leave, the clause ensures employees can address important personal or family health matters while maintaining job security, thereby balancing workplace needs with personal responsibilities.
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Family and Medical Leave. The Employer shall provide employees with the benefits of the Family and Medical Leave Act on a fair and equitable basis in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
Family and Medical Leave. (a) Employees who: (1) have been continuously employed for at least one (1) year; and (2) have either: (a) worked for at least 1250 hours during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date when the application to take this leave is filed, or (b) were employed under a "full time" contract during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date when the application to take this leave is filed, shall be eligible for "Family and Medical Leave" in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act, Public Law 103-3. (b) Family and Medical Leave may be taken by employees who are temporarily unable to work due to: (1) birth of a child where the employee is needed to care for such newborn [child care leave, see Section 10.06 above]; (2) placement of a child with the employee for adoption or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care [adoption leave, see, Section 10.07]; (3) the need for the employee to care for a spouse, son, daughter or parent with a serious health condition [family care leave]; or (4) serious health conditions of the employee, as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor's Regulations, that make the employee unable to perform essential functions of his/her job (with or without reasonable accommodations for the disability, if such is required) [employee disability leave]. (c) Child Care Leave and Adoption Leave taken under this section as Family and Medical Leave may commence at any time during the one (1) year period following the date of birth or date of placement for adoption. (d) No more than twelve (12) weeks of Family and Medical Leave, as such, will be granted in any twelve (12) month period commencing with the first day of usage. (e) Where the necessity for this leave is foreseeable, the employee must give notice by requesting this Leave, in writing, at least thirty (30) days prior to the onset of the leave. Such written notice shall be filed with the Superintendent. In those situations where the employee is unable to give this thirty (30) day notice, notice of the request for the leave must be given at the earliest time possible, considering all the circumstances present. When "family care leave" or "employee disability leave" is foreseeable, based on planned medical treatment, the employee should try to schedule such planned medical treatment during non-assigned duty time. (f) Requests for "family care leave" must be supported by a health care provider certification verifying that a serious health condition exists and that the employee is neede...
Family and Medical Leave. An employee is eligible for a leave of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) as amended.
Family and Medical Leave. The parties recognize the applicability of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Union recognizes the Company’s right to establish FMLA policies and rules which are consistent with that law and/or any applicable state law as well as any express provision of this Agreement. These benefits are described and administered in accordance with the Company Policy.
Family and Medical Leave. A. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Agreement, the Board agrees to abide by the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The parties to this Agreement agree that all benefits guaranteed by the Act will be provided to employees covered by this Agreement.
Family and Medical Leave. Employees who meet the eligibility requirements of the Seattle Municipal Code, Chapter 4.26, “Family and Medical Leave,” or the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, may take leave to care for themselves and qualified dependents.
Family and Medical Leave. (1) In compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the University will provide eligible employees paid/unpaid leave of up to twelve (12) workweeks per calendar year for certain family and medical reasons. (2) Employees may elect to leave up to forty (40) hours of vacation time banked prior to taking unpaid leave. Otherwise, employees are required to use all paid vacation and personal leave (and all sick leave for the employees own serious health condition) in conjunction with leave under this provision prior to utilizing approved Family and Medical Leave without pay.
Family and Medical Leave. 17.1 A. Consistent with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and any amendments thereto, an employee who has worked for the state for at least twelve (12) months and for at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours during the twelve (12) months prior to the requested leave is entitled to up to twelve 1. Parental leave for the birth and to care for a newborn child, or placement for adoption or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care of a child and to care for that child; 2. Personal medical leave due to the employee's own serious health condition that requires the employee's absence from work; 3. Family medical leave to care for a spouse, son, daughter, parent or state registered domestic partner as defined by RCW 26.60.020 and 26.60.030 who suffers from a serious health condition that requires on-site care or supervision by the employee. Because the FMLA does not recognize state registered domestic partners, an absence to care for an employee’s state registered domestic partner will not be counted towards the twelve (12) workweeks of FMLA; 4. Family medical leave for a qualifying exigency when the employee’s spouse, child of any age or parent is on active call to active duty status in the Armed Forces, the Reserves or National Guard for deployment to a foreign country. Qualifying exigencies include attending certain military events, arranging for alternate childcare, addressing certain financial and legal arrangements, attending certain counseling sessions, and attending post-deployment reintegration briefings. 5. Military Caregiver Leave will be provided to an eligible employee who is the spouse, child of any age, parent or next of kin of a covered service member. Eligible employees may take up to twenty-six (26) workweeks of leave in a single twelve (12) month period to care for the covered service member or veteran who is suffering from a serious illness or injury incurred in the line of duty. During the single twelve (12) month period during which Military Caregiver Leave is taken the employee may only take a combined total of twenty-six (26) workweeks of leave for Military Caregiver Leave and leave taken for other FMLA qualifying reasons. The single twelve (12) month period to care for a covered service member veteran begins on the first day the employee takes leave for this reason and ends twelve (12) months later, regardless of the twelve (12) month period established for other types of FMLA leave.
Family and Medical Leave. Paragraph 1: The Board shall comply with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or as subsequently amended.
Family and Medical Leave. The parties agree that each has the right to exercise its rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act in addition to rights contained under this contract.