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Committee reviews FMLA language; considers new restriction under legal review
Summary
HR reviewed policy #410: FMLA applies to employees with over 12 months' service and 1,250 hours; the committee discussed carve-outs for instructional staff and a proposed addition under legal review that would bar working a similar job while on leave.
Joel Milteer, Human Resource Director, led the committee’s review of policy #410 (Family and Medical Leave). Milteer reiterated that the policy applies to employees who have worked over 12 months and 1,250 hours (the minutes note that hours include time worked offsite or at home that the district cannot fully track, and that the district may default to allowing leave when employees are close to the 1,250-hour threshold). The committee discussed how the district treats instructional employees: the policy includes language allowing the district to extend leaves to preserve consistency for students, and any district-added days do not count against the employee's 12-week FMLA allowance.
Milteer reported he recently attended FMLA training and proposed additional language (now being reviewed by legal counsel) that would state an employee on FMLA cannot engage in a similar job while out on leave. He also said training for supervisors on FMLA is forthcoming to reduce the risk that private information is inadvertently shared. The committee recommended the policy language and noted legal review is pending for the proposed addition.
