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DRAFT C. requires that the employee be absent from the job for more than three (3) consecutive days and any other intermittent leave of absence due to the serious health condition will be designated as family medical leave. Parent - the biological parent of an employee or an individual who stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a child. Son or daughter - a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or a child the employee is standing in loco parentis, who is under 18 years of age; or 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability. B. 14.063 - Leave Requirements Although the law requires that the employee be granted 12 weeks of unpaid leave for a family medical leave condition, the employer may require that paid leave otherwise provided under the employer's existing policies be used as a substitution for unpaid leave. This means that any paid sick leave or vacation leave taken due to a serious health condition will run concurrently with and will be counted toward the 12 weeks of family and medical leave. Employees cannot utilize sick leave when they are off the job due to a work related injury; however, the time away from the job due to a work related injury will be counted as family and medical leave if the injury is considered a serious health condition. Employees will be allowed to use vacation or holiday leave while off the job due to a work related injury. The City has opted to require that employees utilize accrued sick leave as appropriate and vacation leave simultaneously with unpaid leave when it is taken for a family medical condition. Employees who do not have enough paid leave to cover the duration of their family medical leave will be granted leave without pay. During the time that the employee is on family and medical leave, the City will continue to make the regular contribution toward the employee's insurance premium although paid leave may be exhausted. Compensatory leave should not be counted toward family medical leave. Employees requesting family and medical leave should complete form FMLA -1 and provide completed form FMLA-2 from their health care provider to certify that the employee, employee's spouse, child or parent has a serious health condition. 14.065 - De artment HeadlMana erlSu ervisor's Res When an employee requests or when the supervisor receives knowledge that the employee is on leave due to illness of the employee, spouse, child or parent, the supervisor should determine if the illness is considered a family and medical leave condition. Supervisors must designate any paid or unpaid leave that is taken for a family medical condition as family medical leave. The supervisor and or 34 Rev. 10/27/04