ORD-2010-045 Personnel Ordinance Article IV, Section 14.0 Family Leave

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Orange County Personnel Rules and Regulations Effective Date: May 17, 2010 6 incurred in the line of duty on active duty for which he or she is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation or therapy; or otherwise in outpatient status; or on the temporary disability retired list. b. The 26- workweek entitlement is to be applied as a per- covered service member, per - injury basis such that an eligible employee may be entitled to take more than one period of 26 workweeks of leave if the leave is to care for different covered service members or to care for the same service member with a subsequent serious injury or illness. During the single 12- month period, an eligible employee shall be entitled to a combined total of 26 workweeks of leave for any qualifying reason. C. Covered Servicemember. A current member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the national Guard or Reserves, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness. 3. Serious Health Condition - Definition. For purposes of this section, a serious health condition is defined as: a. An illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves either an overnight stay in a hospital, hospice or residential medical facility, including any period of incapacity or continuing treatment by a health care provider for a condition that either prevents the employee from performing the functions of the employee's job, or prevents the qualified family member from participating in school or other daily activities. b. Depending on the circumstances, the continuing treatment requirement may be a period of incapacity of more than three consecutive calendar days combined with at least two visits to a health care provider or one visit and a regimen of continuing treatment, or incapacity due to pregnancy, or incapacity due to a chronic condition. 4. Covered Period. The period of eligibility is measured forward from the first date the employee's family and medical leave is taken. The next 12 month period begins the first time leave is taken after completion of the previous 12 month period. For example, if an employee first used FML on March 15, 2009, the twelve week entitlement ends on March 14, 2010 and a new 12 month period would begin when the employee again needed leave. 5. Immediate Family. Immediate family members are defined as the employee's spouse, domestic partner, parent, son and daughter (which also includes step, foster and domestic partnership relationships). 6. Paid or Unpaid Leave. An employee may use paid leave (e.g., personal, sick, vacation leave) concurrently with FML to supplement any unpaid leave or may use a combination of paid and unpaid leave. Issue Date: May 17, 20I0 Page 3