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FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE (FMLA) #226 To qualify to take FMLA leave under this policy, an employee must meet all the following conditions: • Have worked for the City for 12 months (or 52 weeks) before the date the leave is to commence unless the break was due to National Guard or Reserve military service obligation. 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. • Have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period prior to the date when the leave is requested to commence. The principles established under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) determine the number of hours worked by an employee. TYPES OF LEAVE COVERED BY FMLA Leave will be granted to all eligible employees for any of the following reasons: • The birth of a child, including prenatal care, or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care; • To care for a spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition; • Due to a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of the position; • A covered military member’s active duty or call to duty or to care for a covered military member (Military Caregiver and Qualified Exigency Leave) (described below). DEFINITIONS • “Spouse” does not include domestic partners or common-law spouses. • “Caring for” a covered family member includes psychological as well as physical care. It also includes acquiring care and sharing care duties. An eligible “child,” with some exceptions, is under 18 years of age. • 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 age of 18. • “Serious Health Condition” means an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves one of the following: o Hospital Care: Any period of incapacity or treatment connected with inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility; o Pregnancy: Any period of incapacity due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care or child birth; o Absence Plus Treatment: A period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days that also involves continuing treatment by or under the supervision of a health care provider. o Chronic Conditions Requiring Treatments: An incapacity from a chronic condition which requires periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider, continues over an extended period of time, and may cause episodic rather than a continuing period of incapacity; o Permanent/Long-Term Conditions Requiring Supervision