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Committee tables parental paid‑leave request after HR provides four‑year FMLA cost summary; staff to return with vendor pricing and cost estimates
Summary
City HR staff presented a four‑year summary of Family and Medical Leave Act use and costs; the committee asked for vendor quotes, a soft‑cost estimate of two‑week paid parental leave, and a written summary. The item was tabled for follow‑up.
The Committee on Ordinances heard a staff presentation and tabled a request to explore a city paternal/parental paid‑leave policy after human resources staff summarized four years of FMLA use and the committee asked for cost estimates.
José Gouveia, presenting to the committee, said he reviewed FMLA usage from 2021 through 2024 to establish factual context. He reported the city paid roughly $1.1 million over that four‑year span for cases in which employees used accrued sick, vacation or PTO while on FMLA. Gouveia said the average FMLA case involved between roughly six and ten weeks of leave and that…
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