City of Minneapolis Enterprise Policy Coversheet

Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Policy

Note: Effective January 1, 2011, all FMLA paperwork as well as decisions regarding an employee’s eligibility for FMLA leave will be administered by the HR/FMLA Consultant assigned to your department. In most cases, the HR/FMLA Consultant will provide the employee with the necessary forms.

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Type

Enterprise

Applies To

  • City Council Departments
  • Boards and Commissions
  • Other: Applies to all employees, including appointed, those in classified service and those who are union members, as described in the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

Synopsis

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with the right to request up to 12 weeks in any 12 months for the birth of a child or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, to care for a family member with a serious health condition, for an employee’s own serious health condition and when a family member is called up to or on active military service. The FMLA also provides 26 weeks of unpaid leave in a single 12-month period for an employee caring for a family member recovering from an illness or injury suffered while on active military duty. The City will also provide these leave benefits to employees who have registered domestic partners with serious health conditions. The City will provide these leave benefits to employees who have worked 1,044 hours during a 12 month period immediately preceding the requested leave.

History

Council Approval: September 26, 2008

Policy Effective: September 26, 2008 (Note: The Family & Medical Leave Act was originally enacted in 1993. Amendments to the act were made and put into effect on January 28, 2008, January 16, 2009 and October 28, 2009.)

Policy Last Revised: September 26, 2008

Procedures Last Revised: March 7, 2013

Key Words

"Family Medical Leave"; FMLA; Medical; "Civil Service Rules"; Leave; "Leave of Absence"; "Intermittent Leave"; "Sick Leave"; "Sick Leave Donation"; "Unpaid Leave"; Adoption; Birth; "Certification Form"; "Foster Care"; "Health Condition"; Physician; Recertification; "Exigency"; "Military Leave"

Links

Policy Review Group Approval

  • June 3, 2008

Policy Document

Procedures and Forms

Supporting References

Related Policies

Administering Department

Human Resources
Director of Human Resources (612) 673-2139

Contacts

FMLA Coordinator

(612) 673-3751

Civil Service Commission Support Staff

(612) 673-3997

Benefits Administration

(612) 673-3347

HR/FMLA Consultant

 

Last updated Mar. 11, 2013