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Oklahoma City town hall announces six-week paid parental leave for most city employees
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Summary
City HR leaders told employees the city will offer six weeks of continuous paid parental leave for eligible staff (concurrent with FMLA); the policy excludes IAFF firefighters who declined the offer and requires one year and 1,250 hours of service.
City officials announced a new paid parental leave policy at an internal town hall for municipal employees, saying the city will provide six weeks of continuous paid leave for eligible employees.
Amy Madier, who presented the personnel update, said, "it is 6 weeks paid continuous leave, for all employee populations with the exception of of IAFF union members, our firefighters. They declined our proposal," and added the benefit will run concurrently with the Family and Medical Leave Act. Madier described eligibility as a city employee with at least one year of service and 1,250 hours worked.
City Manager Craig Freeman and other leaders credited staff who advanced the policy and urged employees to use internal resources for details. At the same meeting, employees were encouraged to offer feedback and to monitor internal channels for further implementation guidance.
Officials said the parental leave benefit is in place for eligible employees and emphasized that labor negotiations remain ongoing with unionized firefighters, who did not accept the proposal at this time.
