MR #27 Family & Medical Leave (SGT/2015)

Question 1

• All requests for use of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (Act) by employees shall be made to

Answer 1

the Human Resources Department of the City of Springfield on forms established by the Director of Human Resources.

Question 2

27.2-Determination of the 12 month period

Answer 2

• the City shall use the twelve-month period measured forward from the date any employee’s first such leave begins.

Question 3

27. 3-Substitution of paid leave.

- Director of Human Resources may require an eligible employee to substitute any of the accrued paid

Answer 3

vacation leave, personal leave, family leave, holiday leave, or sick leave, that the employee is otherwise entitled to under the ordinances of the City for leave provided under subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of subsection (a) (1) of 29 USC Section 2612.

Question 4

27.4-Leave taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule..
if an eligible employee requests intermittent leave or leave on a reduced leave scheduled under subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection (a) (1) of 29 USC Section 2612 that is foreseeable based on planned medical treatment, the Director of Human Resources may require such employee to…

Answer 4

to transfer temporarily to an available alternative position offered by the City for which the employee is qualified, provided there is equivalent pay and benefits and the position better accommodates the recurring periods of leave than the regular employment position of the employee.

Question 5

27. 5- Accrual of benefits.
    - any eligible employee who takes family leave in accordance with the provisions of the Act without pay shall not be entitled to ….

Answer 5

the accrual of any seniority or employment benefits during any period of leave or any right, benefit or position of employment other than any right, benefit, or position to which the employee would have been entitled if the employee had not taken the leave.

Question 6

27. 6- Recoupment of medical insurance costs.
    - If an employee does not return to work after the employee has taken family leave without pay under provisions of the Act, the City Attorney shall be authorized to…

Answer 6

take whatever legal action that is necessary to recoup health insurance costs incurred by the City during the time that the employee took the family leave.

Question 7

27. 7- Spouse employed by the city.
    - In any case in which a husband and wife entitled to leave under subsection (a) of 29 USC Section 2612 are employed by the City, the aggregate number of work weeks of leave to which both may be entitled shall be limited to ….

Answer 7

12 work weeks during any 12-month period, if such leave is taken under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a) (1) of 29 USC Section 2612; or to care for a sick parent under subparagraph (c) of subsection (a) (1) of 29 USC Section 2612.

Question 8

27.8- Administration of the EAP.

Answer 8

• Nothing contained in this Rule shall limit the City Manager’s authority pursuant to Merit Rule 21.6, to approve Special Leave in addition to the Family and Medical leave otherwise provided here