Hamilton County to consider paid leave for living organ donors; proposal sets caps of 240 hours for kidney/partial liver, 56 hours for bone marrow

Hamilton County commissioners heard presentations from UCHealth, Network for Hope and local nonprofit Off the List on living organ donation and a proposed county resolution that would provide paid leave for county employees who serve as living donors.

Under the draft resolution presented during the meeting, county employees would be eligible for up to 240 hours of paid leave in a calendar year for living kidney or partial‑liver donation and up to 56 hours for bone‑marrow donation, with the leave period beginning on the date of the procedure. Frank Pastara, the county head of human resources, confirmed the policy text in front of the commissioners and said the paid leave would not subtract from an employee’s annual Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allotment nor from their paid…