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Committee recommends clarifying paid parental leave for 12- and 24-hour shift workers
Summary
The committee recommended Order 2026-0 to the full fiscal court to clarify that paid parental leave should be calculated based on employees'actual shift schedules (including 12- and 24-hour shifts), affecting detention center staff, correctional officers and EMS personnel.
The Woodford County Fiscal Court Committee voted to recommend Order 2026-0, a clarification that county paid parental leave should be calculated using employees' actual shift lengths rather than a standard eight-hour day. The recommendation will go to the full fiscal court for final adoption.
"When we talk about folks that work 12 and 24-hour shifts, your traditional 8-hour paid leave schedule doesn't align well with their benefits," the judge told the committee, noting the order is intended for correctional officers, detention-center employees, EMTs and paramedics. The judge said the change is an increase in benefit for affected employees.
The judge explained that the court seeks an order clarifying that compensation of paid leave should be based on an employee's shift schedule rather than a fixed eight-hour day. Committee members did not raise substantive objections during discussion.
A motion to recommend Order 2026-0 was made and seconded; the committee adopted the recommendation by voice vote and the judge said the order will be forwarded to the full fiscal court at the next session for final consideration.
What happens next: The recommended order will appear on the full fiscal court agenda for a final vote; details such as effective date and payroll implementation were not specified in committee remarks.
Source: Remarks by the judge and committee members during the Woodford County Fiscal Court Committee meeting.
