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208 F - Leaves of Absence
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
4.4 Benefit Eligible - Full time and part time employees who are eligible for coverage and
participation in the City’s benefit programs in addition to legally mandated coverage.
4.5 Other (Not Benefit Eligible) Employee - An employee assigned to a position designated
roster (RP), seasonal temporary (ST), or special project (SP) who is eligible for salary and
mandated benefits only.
5.0 ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
5.1 FMLA - The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a Federal law that requires the City
to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees to care for the
employee’s child after birth. If both the mother and father of the child work for the City, the FMLA
is a shared benefit.
A. An employee is eligible for FMLA if he/she has worked for the City for at least one year
and for 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months. Both benefit eligible and other (not benefit
eligible) employees are entitled to this unpaid time off if they meet the FMLA eligibility
requirements.
B. The FMLA allows employers/employees to substitute paid leave for unpaid FMLA leave.
Benefit eligible employees may use paid leave in some FMLA events covered by this policy as
outlined below.
C. If the FMLA leave is used for the purpose of the birth of a child, and both spouses work for
the City, a combined total of 12 work weeks of FMLA leave may be used during a 12 month
period.
D. Supervisors must invoke FMLA for all events covered by this policy according to the policies
in Policy F-6, Family and Medical Leave.
E. The City requires for FMLA qualifying events that the paid leave and FMLA eligibility run
concurrently.
F. Any absence that would qualify for coverage under the FMLA is protected by law whether
it is designated as FMLA leave or not and it may not be used as justification for a corrective
action.
5.2 Maternity Leave
A. When an employee gives birth she is eligible for up to 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA leave for
maternity purposes. Some of the leave may be paid time off as detailed below.
B. When an employee gives birth, she is entitled to temporary disability as defined in Section
4.2 above. The entire period of temporary disability may be paid time-off if the employee’s