NEWSFLASH
Employees must notify
HR and their supervisor
at least 30 days before
the requested leave is
to begin. When 30-days'
notice is not possible,
the employee must
provide notice as soon
as possible and must
comply with normal
call-in and notification
procedures.
Leave
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE
Eligible employees under the FMLA are employees who:
• Have at least 12 months of service with Cary and
• Have worked at least 1,250 hours during the preceding 12 months. (Hours are
regular hours worked only and do not include the use of any accrued time) and
• Work at a site with at least 50 employees employed within a 75-mile radius
of the work site.
An eligible employee may take up to a total of 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the following:
1. The birth or adoption of the employee's child and to care for the newborn
or newly adopted child;
2. Placement with the employee of a child for foster care;
3. To care for the employee's parent, spouse, or child with a serious health condition;
4. The employee's own serious health condition; or
5. A qualifying exigency
Cary provides eligible employees with 120 hours of paid Family Medical Leave (FML), which
must be used for the first 120 hours of an FMLA qualifying event. Thereafter, an employee
must use his/her accrued and available leave, before requesting leave without pay.
Cary retains an employee's benefits for the duration of the approved FMLA qualifying
absence, so long as the employee pays their portion of premiums/rates.
PARENTAL LEAVE
An eligible employee may receive up to nine weeks (360 hours, prorated for part-time) of
paid parental leave for the birth, adoption or placement of through adoption, foster care,
or legal guardianship in accordance with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
PPL may be used for up to 12 months after qualifying event and may only be received for
one qualifying event in a rolling 12-month period.
All PPL must be requested no later than 45 calendar days in advance, outlined on the Paid
Parental Leave Agreement Form / Paid Parental Leave Agreement Form_FIRE and approved
by the department director and HR before use.
Once exhausted, an employee may request additional time. Total FML, PPL, and other leave
shall not normally exceed six (6) months.
More information can be found in the Paid Parental Leave Guidelines.
Page 36 CARY Benefits Handbook
HELPFUL INFO
Family Medical Leave
Guidelines
Holiday Schedule
Paid Parental Leave
Guidelines
Paid Parental Leave
Agreement
Paid Parental Leave
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