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24 <br />Transfers <br />An employee requesting pregnancy leave may also ask for a transfer to another less strenuous or less <br />hazardous position is so desired. The request must be in writing and must state the reason for the <br />transfer. <br /> <br /> <br />Paid Leave <br />Orange County Sportsplex provides for paid pregnancy leave for the period of up to six (6) weeks. <br />The employee may use any accumulated paid sick days and/or paid vacation days to extend her <br />pregnancy leave beyond the paid leave period. Paid sick days and/or paid vacation days do not accrue <br />during the paid leave period. The employee will be paid for all days designated as part of the up to six <br />week leave period or paid sick/vacation. The employee’s paid/unpaid maternity leave time will run <br />concurrently with qualified FMLA leave. <br /> <br />Medical Incapacity <br />At her option, the employee may continue to work up to the delivery date, depending upon the <br />employee’s medical circumstances and the nature of the employee’s job. In the event the employee is <br />physically incapable of performing her regular job duties at any time during her pregnancy, the <br />employee may request to be placed on pregnancy leave. An advance notice of a minimum of one (1) <br />week should be given, accompanied by a statement from the employee’s physician attesting to the <br />employee’s incapacitation. <br /> <br />Benefits <br />While an employee is away from work on an approved pregnancy leave of absence, she continues to <br />participate in Orange County SportsPlex company employee benefits programs. If the employee <br />makes any monetary contributions to the employer sponsored benefit program, the employee is <br />responsible for arranging payment methods with the plan administrator in order to maintain the benefit <br />through the period of leave. The employee must not allow more than a two (2) week period of time to <br />pass without bringing their benefit contributions to date. Orange County SportsPlex will endeavor to <br />return the employee to the same or equal job she had before taking pregnancy leave. Although, unless <br />otherwise required by law, Orange County SportsPlex does not guarantee a return to the identical job, <br />the employee will suffer no loss in seniority. <br /> <br />Family and Medical Leave Act <br />Introduction to Family and Medical Leave Act. The Family and Medical Leave Act was enacted in 1993. <br />Essentially, it allows all eligible employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave for births, adoptions or a “serious health <br />condition” of the employee or, in some circumstances, the employee’s spouse, chills or parent. It is the <br />purpose of this Family and Medical Leave of Absence section to comply with the Family and Medical Leave <br />Act of 1993. The interpretation of terms and resolution of disputes under this provision shall be governed by <br />that law. Enforcement procedures include complaints to the Wage of Hour Division of the Department of <br />Labor and civil actions in court. It is unlawful to discriminate against an employee because of the exercise of <br />rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act. <br /> <br />Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this policy and the Family and Medical Leave Act, an eligible <br />employee is entitled to a Family and Medical Leave of Absence in the following circumstances: <br /> <br />1. For the birth of a son or daughter of the employee and to care for the newborn child; <br />2. For placement of a son or daughter with the employee for adoption or foster care; <br />3. To care for the employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent who has a Serious Health Condition <br />(defined on page 21); and <br />4. For the employee’s own Serious Health Condition that makes the employee unable to perform the <br />essential functions of the employee’s job. <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 177AA06A-30B4-42FF-A85A-78B5A7C51DBE