Number
211883
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to employee wages, benefits, and regulations.
Section
350-45-1 am
350-45-3-c am
350-45-3-d am
350-45-4-c am
Analysis
Under this ordinance, any individual who has exhausted all accrued time-off and is suffering from, or is taking care of an immediate family member who is suffering from, a serious health condition as defined under the federal family and medical leave act and is unable to work full-time is eligible for income protection through the accrued time-off donor program.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-45-1 of the code is amended to read:
350-45. Accrued Time-Off Donor Program.
1. ESTABLISHED. There is established a city-wide [[catastrophic illness leave donation]] >>accrued time-off donor<< program administered by the department of employee relations to provide income protection to eligible employees who have exhausted all accrued time off and are suffering from a [[terminal or major catastrophic illness]] >>serious health condition as defined under the federal family and medical leave act<< and are unable to work full-time or to eligible employees who have exhausted all accrued time-off with immediate family members who are suffering from a [[terminal or major catastrophic illness]] >>serious health condition as defined under the federal family and medical leave act<<. “Immediate family” in this section means a spouse, registered domestic partner as provided in s. 350-245, child or stepchild.
Part 2. Section 350-45-3-c and d of the code is amended to read:
3. RECIPIENTS’ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND RULES.
c. The employee, or his or her authorized agent, shall be responsible for completing the applications and obtaining a physician's statement certifying that the employee or the employee’s immediate family member is suffering from a [[terminal or major catastrophic...
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