Pregnancy, Maternal and Parental Leave

Disabilities resulting from or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth or maternity, defined as the hospital stay and any period before or after the hospital stay certified by the attending physician that period of time when an employee is unable to perform the requirements of her job, may be charged to any accrued paid leaves. Upon expiration of paid leave, the employee may request, and shall be granted a medical leave of absence without pay, position held. The total period of medical leave of absence without pay with position being held shall not exceed six (6) months following the date of termination of the pregnancy. A request to continue on a medical leave of absence due to disability as outlined above must be in writing and supplemented by an appropriate medical certificate. Such requests will be granted for an additional period not to exceed three (3) additional months. If granted, the position may or may not be held for the extended period subject to the appointing authority’s decision.

Up to three (3) days of paid leave, deducted from sick leave, will be provided to an employee in connection with the birth, adoption or taking custody of a child.

Parental Leave. The provisions of C.G.S. Sec. 5-248a (and amendments thereto) and the regulations appurtenant thereto, as they apply to parental leave, shall apply. An employee who is granted a statutory non-disability leave may request and shall be granted the financial benefits of accrued vacation leave, personal leave and/or compensatory time during the period of statutory leave; however, such time, if taken during the period of statutory leave, shall not be utilized to extend the same leave for a period in excess of that described in the request for such leave or the statutory maximum.

Holidays which occur during the period covered by the parental leave provisions of C.G.S. Sec. 5-248a shall not be compensated unless the employee is concurrently utilizing paid vacation, compensatory time or personal leave as may be permitted above and consistent with current practice.

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