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I <br /> Orange County ABC Board Policy and Procedure Manual <br /> i <br /> Paid Parental Leave Policy <br /> Orange County ABC will offer paid parental leave to qualifying full time employees. The <br /> purpose of paid parental leave is to enable the employee to care for and bond with a <br /> newborn or a newly adopted or newly placed child. This policy will run concurrently with <br /> Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, as applicable. <br /> Eligibility <br /> Eligible employees must meet the following criteria: -':N <br /> ➢ Full time employee <br /> ➢ Have been employed for at least 12 months <br /> ➢ Have worked at least 1,260 hours during the j2'`co�trecutive months immediately <br /> preceding the date the leave would begin- <br /> Paid Parental Leave Provisions -'� <br /> ➢ Six weeks of paid parental leave for the NO parer <br /> ➢ Two weeks of paid parental[gave for the parent, adoption, foster care, <br /> or other legal placement df a child. <' <br /> Requests for Paid Parental LeavetE ` \� <br /> ➢ The employe wtll provide their Wpervior,aricj.the human resource department <br /> with notice i fFt e reques or leave at leasf 30 days>prior to the proposed date of <br /> the leave f or t e leave s not or abI , as soon as possible). The employee <br /> must complete tl�e gecaery,forms a1n provide all documentation as required by <br /> the human resource clopartmerit to subst ntiate the request. <br /> Amo6601me Frame and DUl'aUpn of Paid.F�arental Leave <br /> ➢ Eli 'file. employees will receive a maximum of 6 or 2 weeks of paid parental leave <br /> per birth;!adoption or p� cemeWof a child/children. The fact that a multiple birth, <br /> adoption`o.r p(acemeni;`6 curs (e.g., the birth of twins or adoption of siblings) does <br /> not increas`d;Jhe week;i" al amount of paid parental leave granted for that event. <br /> In addition, in cawill an employee receive more than 6 or 2 weeks of paid <br /> parental leave in: rolling 12-month period, regardless of whether more than one <br /> birth, adoption or foster care placement event occurs within that 12-month time <br /> frame. <br /> ➢ Each week of paid parental leave is compensated at 100 percent of the employee's <br /> regular, straight-time weekly pay. Paid parental leave will be paid on a bi-weekly <br /> basis on regularly scheduled pay dates. <br /> ➢ Approved paid parental leave may be taken at any time during the 12-month period <br /> Immediately following the birth, adoption or placement of a child with the employee. <br /> Paid parental leave may not be used or extended beyond this 12-month time <br /> frame. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> I <br />