Maternity and Parental Leave Unpaid Leave of Absence……………………………….........……………………………39

MATERNITY LEAVE AND PARENTAL LEAVE

MATERNITY LEAVE

The Maternity Leave policy provides employees with paid time off following the birth of a child, in addition to their normal disability leave for the birth of the child. All time used for Maternity Leave will be counted toward the staff member’s 12-week FMLA/OFLA allotment and must be utilized before unpaid time off begins. Eligible employees for maternity leave are those that give birth to a child. Other forms of new parenting may be eligible under the Parental Leave policy.

Eligible full-time employees who have been employed for one year and have worked at least 1,250 hours over the 12 months preceding the requested leave are eligible for Maternity Leave under this Policy.

Eligible employees typically are eligible for either six or eight weeks of Short Term Disability (STD) for the birth of a child. At the completion of their disability period, they can take Maternity Leave as follows: A. If approved for six weeks of STD leave for the birth of a child — an employee will be eligible for an additional six weeks of Maternity Leave. B. If approved for eight weeks of STD leave for the birth of a child — an employee will be eligible for an additional four weeks of Maternity Leave.

All time off for Maternity Leave will count towards an employee’s FMLA/OFLA. The additional paid time off outside of STD — six weeks or four weeks — may be used immediately following the STD, or may be used in one week increments within 12 months from the date of birth of the child.

PARENTAL LEAVE

The Parental Leave policy provides employees with paid time off to be used following the birth of a child, or placement of an adopted child under the age of eighteen in the home. All time used for Parental Leave will be counted toward the staff member’s twelve week FMLA/OFLA allotment and must be utilized before unpaid time off begins.

Full-time employees who have been employed for one year and have worked at least 1,250 hours over the 12 months preceding the requested leave are eligible for Parental Leave under this Policy.

Eligible employees are eligible for four weeks of paid time off. Staff members qualify for Parental Leave when they become new parents either due to the birth of a child or placement of an adopted child under