FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE POLICY

Adopted by Spokane Public Library Board of Trustees on December 15, 2009.

1. GENERAL

1.1 Under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, employers must provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child; for the serious illness of a child, parent, spouse or the employee; or when the employee experiences a qualifying exigency that arises out of the fact that a spouse, parent, or child has been deployed to a foreign country as a member of the Regular Armed Forces, or under a call or order to active duty as a member of the National Guard or military reserves. In addition, an employee who is the spouse, parent, child, or next of kin of a member of the armed forces who was injured while on active duty may be eligible for up to 26 weeks of leave in a 12-month period, in combination with all other types of FMLA leave. The FMLA is supplemented by Washington State law providing protected leave for some of the same purposes. The Library recognizes the importance of the family and will comply fully with the letter, spirit and intent of both the state and federal statutes.

1.2 This policy is divided into the following sections:

• SECTION 1 – GENERAL
• SECTION 2 – STATEMENT OF POLICY
• SECTION 3 – ADMINISTRATION

2. STATEMENT OF POLICY

2.1 It is the policy of Spokane Public Library to grant up to 12 weeks of Family and Medical Leave during any 12 month period, and up to 26 weeks of Servicemember Caregiver leave in a single twelve-month period, to eligible employees in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), as amended. In addition, the Library will fully comply with Washington State law addressing similar types of leave. Where federal, state and local law or the collective bargaining agreement conflict, that which provides the greater family or medical leave rights will apply.

3. ADMINISTRATION

3.1 The Board grants full authority to Library Administration to develop and administer rules, processes and procedures in regard to Family and Medical Leave that comply with the law and are consistent with all other relevant library policies.