§ 2-137.5. Family and medical leave.

An employee who has worked twelve (12) months for Rowan County and one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours in the past year will be entitled to this leave benefit for the following reasons:

(1)

Birth or adoption of a child into the employee's home.

(2)

Serious health condition of the employee.

(3)

Serious health condition of the employee's spouse, child, or parent for which the employee is needed for their care.

The employee is entitled to twelve (12) weeks of job-protected leave while utilizing leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The employee's health benefits during the leave period (twelve (12) weeks) will be at the same level and conditions as if the employee was continuing to work. If the employee chooses not to return to work for reasons other than a continued serious health condition, the county may recover from the employee the premium paid for the employee's health coverage.

Employees who are out of work under the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), worker's compensation, or leave without pay for sick leave purposes are prohibited from engaging in any outside employment during the period of leave.

(Ord. of 6-2-03; Amend. of 2-1-10)