The Governing Board shall grant family care and medical leave to eligible employees in accordance with current state and federal law. Employees taking this leave shall be reinstated in the same or a comparable position upon returning from family care leave, except as allowed by law.
Employees who take medical leave for their own serious health condition shall present certification from their health care provider to the effect that they are able to resume work.
(cf. 4030 - Nondiscrimination in Employment)
(cf. 4112.4/4212.4/4312.4 - Health Examinations)
(cf. 4161.1/4361.1 - Personal Illness and Injury Leave)
(cf. 4261.1 - Personal Illness and Injury Leave)
Legal Reference:
GOVERNMENT CODE
12940 Unlawful employment practices
12945 Pregnancy; childbirth or related medical condition; unlawful practice
12945.1-12945.2 California Family Rights Act
19702.3 Family care leave; exercise of rights
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2
7291.2-7291.16 Sex discrimination: pregnancy and related medical conditions
7297.0-7297.11 Family care leave
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
2601, 2611-2619, 2631-2636, 2651-2654 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 29
825 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Policy STANDARD SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: October 15, 1996 Bakersfield, California