3.67.020 Eligibility for Federal FMLA.
Eligibility for Federal FMLA shall be as follows:
To be eligible, employees must have been employed by Pierce County for at least 12 months and have worked for at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the commencement of the leave.
A. Twelve weeks of job-protected leave are allowed during any consecutive 12-month period (the 12-month period is measured forward from the date the employee's family leave first begins) for the following reasons:
1. Care for a newborn child, newly adopted child, or newly placed foster child. Leave for birth or adoption must be completed within 12 months. Employees may use Federal FMLA leave for birth, placement for adoption or foster care intermittently by taking leave in blocks of time or by reducing their normal weekly or daily work schedule subject to the approval of the Appointing Authority and the Human Resources Director; or
2. Care for an immediate family member including the employee's spouse (but excluding unmarried domestic partners), biological or adopted or foster children under the age of 18 with a health condition that requires treatment or supervision, or over the age of 18 if incapable of self-care due to mental or physical disability, or parent and like relatives of the employee's spouse, providing the immediate family member has a serious health condition. Employees may use Federal FMLA leave intermittently by taking leave in blocks of time or by reducing their normal weekly or daily work schedule whenever it is medically necessary to care for a seriously ill family member.
3. Care for self if unable to perform the essential functions of their position due to a serious health condition. Employees may use Federal FMLA leave intermittently by taking leave in blocks of time or by reducing their normal weekly or daily work schedule when the employee is seriously ill and unable to work.