HR-WS003 Paid Parental Leave
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4. Definitions
Child. A biological, adopted (including a Child placed for adoption with
an Eligible Employee pending a final adoption), or foster Child, under
18 years of age, of an Eligible Employee.
Eligible Employee. A full-time or part-time Permanent Employee who
has been continuously employed by the Commonwealth for the
immediate 12 months preceding the Qualifying Event and meets the
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitlement and eligibility
requirements.
FMLA. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601–
2654, as amended, is the federal law that requires qualifying
employers to provide at least 12 weeks of leave (with or without pay)
with benefits within a 12-month period for certain qualifying reasons, if
the employee was employed at least one year and worked at least
1,250 hours during the previous 12-month period. For permanent
part-time management employees and permanent part-time
employees represented by some unions, the hours worked
requirement to determine an employee’s FMLA eligibility is 900 hours.
Full-Time Employee. An employee who is expected to be in an active
pay status 75 or 80 hours every pay period, depending upon the pay
schedule, and all agency heads.
Paid Parental Leave. Eight (8) weeks of paid leave (300 hours for
employees with a standard work schedule of 37.5 hours per week and
320 hours for a standard work schedule of 40 hours per week)
provided to full-time Eligible Employees for a Qualifying Event. Part-
time Eligible Employees will receive leave prorated based on the
employee’s regular hours worked.
Part-Time Employee. An employee who is expected to be in an
active pay status fewer than 75 or 80 hours in a pay period, depending
upon the pay schedule.
Permanent Employee. An employee who is hired with the
expectation of being in an active pay status for more than 12
consecutive months or who is hired with the expectation of being in an
active pay status for 9 to 12 consecutive months inclusive and with the
expectation of working on an annually recurring basis. The use of this
term does not change or alter in any way the at-will employment