409.3 - Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Unpaid family and medical leave will be granted up to 12 weeks per year to assist employees in balancing family and work life.  For purposes of this policy, year is defined
as 365 days.  Requests for family and medical leave will be made to the superintendent. 

Employees may be allowed to substitute paid leave for unpaid family and medical leave by meeting the requirements set out in the family and medical leave administrative
rules.  Employees eligible for family and medical leave must comply with the family and medical leave administrative rules prior to starting family and medical leave.  It is
the responsibility of the superintendent to develop administrative rules to implement this policy. 

The requirements stated in the Master Contract between employees in that certified collective bargaining unit and the board regarding family and medical leave of such
employees will be followed.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Whitney v. Rural Ind. School. District, 232 Iowa 61, 4 N.W.2d 394 (1942).
   
                                    26 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq. (2004)
   
                                    29 C.F.R. Pt. 825 (2004).
   
                                    Iowa Code §§ 20; 85.33, .34, .38(3); 216; 279.40 (2007).
   
                                    1980 Op. Att'y Gen. 605.
   
                                    1972 Op. Att'y Gen. 177, 353.
   
                                    1952 Op. Att'y Gen. 91.

Cross Reference:  409.2    Licensed Employee Personal Illness Leave
   
                                    409.9    Licensed Employee Unpaid Leave
   
                                    414.3    Classified Employee Family and Medical Leave

Approved    7/27/2009  _                   
Reviewed   6/16/2014                                                             
Revised