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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 20-10
To: Members of the Legislature
Clerk of the Legislature
From: Frank White, Jr
County Executive
Date: June 17, 2020
RE: Amendment to the Personnel Rules: Paid Parental Leave
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Pursuant to section 706.1, Jackson County Code, 1984, I hereby promulgate the following amendment to Rule 9 of the Jackson County Personnel Rules for Jackson County associates. The amendment shall be effective immediately, and shall apply to all associates who have experienced an eligible birth or adoption within the twelve months prior to its effective date.
Rule 9.21 is amended to read as follows:
Section 9.21 - Family and Medical Leave
A. This Rule is promulgated pursuant to the requirements of Public Law 103-3, The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the official rules and regulations promulgated hereunder by the appropriate agency of the United States, (hereinafter referred to simply as "FMLA"). For the purposes of this rule, all provisions of the FMLA, codified as 29 U.S.C. ? 2601 et seq. (2005), are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as is fully set forth herein, as the official Personnel Rule of Jackson County. The material set forth hereafter is intended to be a summary and clarification of the application of the FMLA to all employees, whether merit or non-merit, of Jackson County, and the official text of said public law and the regulations promulgated hereunder shall govern to the extent of any conflict between said summary and the FMLA.
B. The Appointing Authority shall grant an eligible employee leave in accordance with the FMLA, not to exceed 12 weeks during any 12 month period or up to 26 weeks of leave in any 12 month period in compliance with the expansion of FMLA under The Support for Injured Servicemembers Act of 2007. To be eligible for this leave, an employee must have worked at least 12 months for the County and at least 1250 hours in the year immediately preceding the commencement of the le...
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