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ORD - 2023 -037 A C � <br /> r <br /> Sec . 28 - 51 . Shared leave . <br /> ( a ) General. <br /> ( 1 ) Shared Leave provides a engp4o -e employees the opportunity to donate a specified number of <br /> Vacation Leave hours ^ n � i ^ r ^ " V 11 ^ . to help anothe , yp4o -e- employees who 44a-shave <br /> exhausted all Sick and ; Vacation a , A Clei ewse , Leave and +s4R needs of- leave to cover periods of missed <br /> work time due to a serious health condition or to care for a member of 4, s4 -4o their immediate <br /> family who has a serious health condition . <br /> ( 2 ) Eemployees donating leave may elect to donate a minimum of four hours of. <br /> a . Vacation Leave up to the amount that would not drop ' ��,,,�-a �bC�their Vacation Leave balance <br /> below 80 hours of leave . <br /> ( b ) Eligibility. <br /> ( 1 ) Any permanent employee with one year of Orange County service as a permanent employee is eligible <br /> to donate or request leave at a minimum of four hours and a maximum of 80 hours . Employees may <br /> only donate up to the amount that would not drop their Vacation Leave balance below 80 hours of <br /> leave . <br /> ( 2 ) Any permanent employee with six months of Orange County service as a permanent employee is <br /> eligible to donate or request leave at a minimum of four hours and a maximum of 40 hours . Employees <br /> may only donate up to the amount that would not drop their Vacation Leave balance below 40 hours <br /> of leave . <br /> (.23 ) Following are situations wherein an employee can request to participate in the Shared Leave program <br /> upon documentation of the need for leave by a physician . <br /> a . An employee who is unable to work due to a serious health condition . This includes an employee <br /> who is unable to work due to pregnancy related disability . <br /> b . An employee who needs to be away from work to care for a member of the employee ' s <br /> immediate family ( spouse, domestic partner as defined in policy, child , or parent ) who has a <br /> serious health condition . <br /> c . The following situations are not eligible for Shared Leave . <br /> 1 . Elective surgery, <br /> 2 . An employee receiving Workers ' Compensation benefits . <br /> (.34 ) An employee requesting leave through the Shared Leave program must first exhaust all earned , unused <br /> Sick and; Vacation and Leave . <br /> (45 ) An employee may receive a maximum of 80 hours of donated leave each calendar year through the <br /> Shared Leave program . Shared Leave may not be used to extend an employee ' s time in leave status <br /> beyond one year from the last date worked . <br /> ( c ) Process. <br /> ( 1 ) An employee who wishes to request leave through the Shared Leave program provides to <br /> Human Resources in writing a request to participate aa ' ®++ mr FeGluesting <br />