(A) The following rule applies to all
employees except those employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement
or an individual employment agreement addressing
this topic.
(B)
Paid Parental Leave
(1)
The human
resources department may create a policy establishing employee eligibility and
other requirements, limitations, and procedures for paid parental leave. Such
paid parental leave may not exceed a maximum period of six weeks from the date
of birth of an employee's child, placement of an employee's newly-adopted child
who is 17 years old or younger, or initiation of travel to secure custody of an
employee's newly-adopted child who is 17 years old or younger.
(C)
Leave
for Adoption and Childrearing
(1)
Duration and Requests
(a) An employee may be granted a leave of
absence for a period of up to twelve months for the purpose of adoption or
childrearing. The employee may use accrued vacation time and/or compensatory
time to remain in paid status during a leave granted for adoption/childrearing.
Sick time cannot be used for these purposes.
(b) All requests for an adoption/childrearing leave of absence must
be made in writing to the supervisor/manager/director.
(c) Verification of an adoption must be
presented prior to the granting of the leave of absence for
adoption.
(2)
Continuation of Benefits
(a) Subject to benefit plan restrictions, the
university shall continue to contribute its portion of the cost of applicable
benefits during the period an employee is on a leave of absence for adoption or
childrearing with or without pay provided the employee makes his or her
contributions.
(b)
An employee does not accrue sick leave
(time) or vacation time during a leave of absence for adoption or childrearing
without pay.
(c)
An employee shall not receive pay for
holidays which fall during the leave of absence for adoption or childrearing
without pay.
(d)
Retirement plan contributions will be
made pursuant to rules and regulations of the applicable pension system or
plan.
(D)
Any policies established by the human
resources department pursuant to this rule shall comply with the requirements
of the Family and Medical Leave Act as well as any other relevant federal or
state law or regulation.
(E)
In accordance with divisions (F)(1) and
(F)(2) of section
124.14
of the Revised Code, this rule supersedes any portion of the Revised Code or
Administrative Code covering the same subject matter, including but not limited
to section
124.385
of the Revised Code.
