Number
041080
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to changes in benefits for nonmanagement, nonrepresented employes.
Sections
350-35-5-a am
Analysis
This ordinance amends funeral leave benefits for nonmanagement, nonrepresented employes by including a spouse's sibling's spouse in the definition of brother-in-law and sister-in-law, thereby affording up to 3 work days with pay for funeral leave for such occurrences.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-35-5-a of the code is amended to read:
350-35. Leave of Absence Policies.
5. FUNERAL LEAVE. a. Immediate Family. Except for those positions listed in par. c, funeral leave shall cover necessary absence from duty of general city employes because of death in the immediate family of the employe. "Immediate family" is defined as husband or wife, child, stepchild, brother, sister, parent, stepparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or grand-child of the employe. >>Also, effective January 2, 2005 for nonmanagement, nonrepresented employes only, "brother-in-law" and "sister-in-law" includes a spouse's siblings's spouse.<< For management and nonmanagement, nonrepresented employes, "immediate family" also includes stepparents and stepchildren by virtue of the employe's current spouse. Furthermore, eligibility to use stepparent funeral leave benefits shall be limited to one stepmother and one stepfather regardless of the number of stepparents. Effective January 1, 2002, for management and nonmanagement, nonrepresented employes, "immediate family" shall include an employe's domestic partner, if the domestic partnership is registered with the city clerk as provided in s. 111-3. In the case of a death in the immediate family, an employe may be granted a leave of absence not to exceed 3 work days with pay. These workdays shall be limited to work days falling within the 10 consecutive calendar day period that begins on the day of death. One day with pay may be used to attend the funeral of grandparents of the employe. The provisions of this subsection do not govern fire and police department positions, employes holding positions represented by a certified bargaining unit, except those positions included in s. 350-237.
Part 2. If common council file number 041077, an ordinance relating to benefits to management employes, is passed on the same date as common council file number 041080, with substantially the same text amendments, affecting the same code provision, the legislative reference bureau is authorized to consolidate and standardize such amendments in that provision.
LRB:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ______________________
ATTORNEY
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
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Office of the City Attorney
Date: ______________________
Requestor
Drafter
LRB04483-2
BJZ/cac
12/8/2004