FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA):
An employee, who is employed for at least twelve (12) months or has worked at least 1,250 hours during
the prior twelve (12) month period, is eligible to take up to twelve (12) weeks leave of absence over a twelve
(12) month period of time. FMLA leave is granted for the serious illness of the employee, spouse, the care
of a minor child, the placement of a foster/adoptive child, the birth of a child, personal illness or the care of
a parent, child or disabled child, who has a serious health condition. (Cite the General Order in the
Department’s Rules & Regulations Manual for additional language.)
TEMPORARY/REGULAR REPLACEMENT:
A.
B.
Length of Unpaid Leave: Unless otherwise designated by law, if the Department's operations are
affected due to the length of an unpaid leave of absence for personal illness and a medical authority
cannot determine when the employee is able to work, it shall be the Chief's of Police discretion to
hire a temporary or regular replacement.
Recovery: If an employee is able to recover from the disability during the limitation period of the
long-term disability benefit and the Commission is satisfied with the recovery, he/she will have
preference over applicants outside the City to apply for any position within the City that he/she is
qualified for.
Termination: If the employee cannot recover during the limitation period as described above, the
employee shall be terminated.
ARTICLE 20
PERSONAL DAYS
GENERAL POLICIES:
A.
For the purpose of this Article the words “personal day" means a normal workday, when an
employee is excused from active duty for personal reasons.
The receipt and use of personal days pursuantie this-anicle will change from atisealyearte-be on
a calendar year basis. Ferthe-purpeses-of making thistransition, offective July +, 2000,-employees
en-payroll or employees hired before-Osteber4, 2009 wil be entitled te two {2} personal dayste
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