Archdiocese Of Los Angeles Family And Medical Leave Forms Page 2

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Exceptions to 16 Week Leave Maximum
The Archdiocese provides Pregnancy Disability Leave for up to 18 weeks leave per pregnancy
for pregnancy related conditions. After completion of Pregnancy Disability Leave, the employee
may take Family Care Leave of up to 12 additional weeks to bond with their child.
Military Caregiver Leave provides that eligible employees may take up to 26 weeks of leave to
care for a covered servicemember during a single 12 month period.
Required Certification for Leave
The length of the leave is determined and certified in writing by a physician and is not to exceed
the leave maximum designated for the type of leave taken. The employee is required to inform
his or her supervisor of the status of the leave and any changes in the expected date of return.
The supervisor or department head should notify the appropriate administrator, i.e., Pastor,
Principal, or Human Resources (for ACC/Cemeteries employees) of any changes in the
employee's return date. Employees not returning to work on the date in the physician's release
may be considered to have voluntarily resigned unless other arrangements have previously been
made.
Pregnancy Disability Leave
The Archdiocese provides Pregnancy Disability Leave for up to 18 weeks leave per pregnancy
for pregnancy related conditions. After completion of Pregnancy Disability Leave, the employee
may take Family Care Leave of up to 12 additional weeks to bond with their child.
Employees are eligible for pregnancy disability leave, per pregnancy, at any time after date of
hire. There is no eligibility requirement, such as minimum hours worked or length of service,
before an employee affected or disabled by pregnancy is eligible for reasonable accommodation,
transfer or disability leave.
A woman may take up to 18 weeks leave for pregnancy disability based on the number of days
or hours the employee is normally scheduled to work. For example, a full time 40 hour/week
employee, 18 weeks is equivalent to (18weeks x 40 hrs/wk) or 720 hours of leave. For a part-
time 20 hour/week employee, 18 weeks is equivalent to (18 weeks x 20 hrs/wk) or 360 hours of
leave.
Covered pregnancy conditions include pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions
including, but not limited to, “morning sickness”, lactation related medical conditions such as
mastitis; gestational diabetes; pregnancy induced hypertension; preeclampsia; post-partum
depression; loss or end of pregnancy or recovery from loss or end of pregnancy.
Pregnancy disability leave must be certified by a note from their physician or other appropriate
health care provider.
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