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G5 <br />• <br />COUNTY OF LEE - PERSONNEL POLICY <br />Last Published Date: 07-01.2006 <br />~oUN~ <br />Family and Medical Leave <br />y <br />* l~al I I I <br />20 Q <br />~ <br />Number: F-4 <br />Revision: 3 <br />Effective Date: <br />Pages: 8 <br />'PTy CAROti <br />02-16-2009 <br />1.0 POLICY <br />In accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993, the County of Lee <br />provides employees who meet the requirements of the Family Medical Leave Act a total of <br />twelve (12) weeks of paid and/or leave without pay in a year for a family or medical reason as <br />specified in the Act. The Family Medical Leave Act was amended January 16, 2009 to require <br />employers to grant up to twelve weeks of leave for certain qualifying exigencies to employees <br />whose spouse, child of any age orparent is a military service member (Reserves or National <br />Guard) under a call or order to federal active duty in support of a contingency operation. <br />Family Medical Leave Act eligible employees may take up to 26 weeks of leave within a <br />twelve-month period to care for a family member who has been injured or becomes ill while <br />serving in the armed forces, including the National Guard or Reserves. <br />• <br />2.0 DEFINITIONS <br />2.1 Child: A son or daughter who is under 18 years of age or is 18 years of age or older <br />and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability who is a/an: <br />A. Biological child; <br />B. Adopted child; <br />C. Foster child - a child for whom the employee performs the duties of a parent as if <br />it were the employee's child; <br />D. Step-child - a child of the employee's spouse from a former marriage; <br />E. Legal ward - a minor child placed by the court under the care of a guardian; <br />F. Child of an employee standing in loco parentis. <br />9 <br />