25 NCAC 01E .1110. SPECIAL PROV/PARENTAL LEAVE/EMPL NOT ELIGIBLE/FAMILY/MEDICAL LEAVE

(a)  The biological parents of a newborn infant and the parents of a newly‑adopted child may request leave without pay under provisions of this Subchapter.  Accumulated sick leave may be used:

(1)           by the parents or a member of the immediate family for the actual period of temporary disability caused or contributed to by pregnancy and childbirth; or

(2)           by the parents for adoption purposes, limited to 30 workdays.

See "Uses of Sick Leave" in Rule .0305 of this Subchapter.

(b)  The agency head shall grant leave without pay to the biological mother for all of the time of personal disability not covered by sick leave, either because the employee has exhausted all sick leave or prefers to retain it.  Since there is no certainty as to when disability actually begins and ends, a doctor's certificate shall be required verifying, on a prescribed form, the employee's period of temporary disability.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126‑4;

Eff. June 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. December 1, 1995; December 1, 1993.