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6.12 Family & Medical Leave (FMLA) Pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the City provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to eligible employees for reasons related to medical and family care. In the case of a military caregiver leave, FMLA allows up to 26 weeks. A. Eligible Employees Employees are eligible for family or medical leave if they meet all of the following conditions: • Have worked for the City for at least 12 months (or 52 weeks) prior to the date the leave is to commence. The 12 months or 52 weeks need not have been consecutive. However, the City will not consider any service 7 years prior to the employee's most recent hire date, unless the break in service was due to a military service obligation. • Have worked at least 1,250 (on -the -clock) hours during the 12-month period preceding the start of the leave. Hours worked does not include time spent on paid or unpaid leave. B. Qualifying Events An eligible employee will be granted up to 12 weeks leave during any 12-month period for any of the following qualifying events: 1. Birth of a child or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care. This entitlement expires 12 months after the birth or placement. 2. To care for a spouse, child, stepchild, or parent who has a serious health condition. This includes psychological, physical care, and sharing care duties. A child is defined as a person less than 18 years of age (or a person incapable of self -care because of a physical or mental disability) who is biological, adopted, a foster child or step child, ward of the employee, or a person with whom the employee is charged with parental rights. An eligible parent includes a biological parent or a person who was charged with parental rights, duties, and responsibilities over the employee when the employee was under the legal age, but does not include in-laws. 3. Because of a serious health condition making the employee unable to perform the essential functions of their position. "Serious health condition" is defined in Federal law 29 C.F.R. 825.116, but generally includes incapacity requiring absence from work or more than five days that also involves continuing treatment by a health care provider (also includes prenatal care). 4. A covered military member's active duty or call to duty or to care for a covered military member. C. Notice Requirements Thirty (30) days written or verbal notice is required if the leave is foreseeable. If 30 days notice is not possible, as much notice as is practical must be given. Planned medical treatments should be scheduled so that they will not unduly disrupt the City's operations. D. Insurance Benefits Health insurance coverage will be continued at the same level and under the same terms as if the employee continued working. Arrangements for payment of the employee's portion of premiums must be made by the employee through the Finance Department. 25