City of Milwaukee - File #: 211166

• File #: 211166
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/23/2021
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/8/2022
• Effective date: 4/4/2022
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to paid parental leave for city employees.
• Sponsors: ALD. KOVAC, ALD. ZAMARRIPA
• Indexes: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/25/2022	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
2/17/2022	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/8/2022	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	10:2
2/2/2022	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, 14th Ald. Dist. Makda Fessahaye, DER Chris Hillard, LRB Nicole Fleck, DER Public testimony in support: Alicia Rodriguez Ellen Bravo, Family Values That Work Ald. Kovac moved that the Finance and Personnel Committee may convene into closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(e) and (g), Wis. Stats., for the purposes conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, and conferring with the City Attorney who will render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in which the City is or is likely to become involved. Ayes 3 - Coggs, Kovac, Spiker No 1 - Zamarripa Excused 1 - Murphy The committee convened into closed session at 11:04 a.m. Present 4 - Coggs, Zamarripa, Kovac, Spiker Excused 1 - Murphy Also present: Joshua Benson, Deputy Comptroller Dennis Yaccarino, Budget & Management Director Tea Norfolk, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist Appearing: Nicole Fleck, DER Ald. Kovac moved that the Finance and Personnel Committee reconvene into open session. (Prevailed 4-0) The committee reconvened into open session at 11:17 a.m. Ald. Kovac moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute E. (Prevailed 4-0)	Pass	4:0
2/2/2022	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	3:1
1/12/2022	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, 14th Ald. Dist. Ald. Zamarripa and Coggs added as cosponsors. Ald. Coggs moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute B. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
1/12/2022	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Providing public testimony in support: Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice Ellen Bravo, Family Values That Work Diana Valencia, 9to5 member Truth Freemyn, Keep Families First Coalition Ald. Spiker moved to enter written testimony and presentation from Ms. Bravo into the record. There was no objection. Also appearing: Makda Fessahaye, DER Director Chris Hillard, LRB Ald. Perez and Kovac added as cosponsors.	Pass	3:2
11/23/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
211166
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. KOVAC AND ZAMARRIPA
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to paid parental leave for city employees.
Section
350-39.3 cr
Analysis
Under this ordinance, a benefits-eligible employee of the city is entitled to paid parental leave, which will be administered and implemented by the department of employee relations. An eligible employee is entitled up to 6 weeks of paid parental leave for any of the following qualifying events once every calendar year:

1. Birth of a child.

2. Miscarriage or stillbirth after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

3. Placement of a child under the age of 5 through adoption, fostering, guardianship or acting in the place of a parent.

To be eligible, any qualifying event must occur either on or after April 4, 2022. In addition, paid parental leave will run concurrently with any state or federal family leave to which the employee may be eligible. Eligible employee must have worked a minimum of 1,000 hours, excluding leave of absence, in the 12 months prior to the qualifying event. A part-time employee with a qualifying event is also eligible for paid parental leave prorated based on the employee’s regular schedule. In addition, if paid parental leave coincides with a paid holiday, the employee shall be given holiday pay in lieu of paid parental leave. The ordinance also provides that any employee with a qualifying event who does not qualify for protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall be provided the same job protections enumerated by the act.

In addition, a birthing parent who experiences incapacity related to pregnancy or a serious health condition following the birth of a child is entitled to up to 4 weeks of paid leave. The ordinance also specifies that a birthing parent who experiences a miscarriage or stillbirth prior to 20 weeks may be entitled to up to 2 weeks of paid leave. Finally, the ordinance requires the department of employee relations to submi...