The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy. Short Term Family Leave CREA, LLC will provide eligible employees up to four hours of short-term family leave in any 30-day period, not to exceed 24 hours in any 12-month period.
Eligibility
To be eligible for leave, you must have worked for the Company for at last one year and worked an average of at least 30 hours per week.
Use of Leave
You may take short-term leave for the following reasons:
To participate in preschool or school activities, such as parent-teacher conferences, that are directly related to the academic educational advancement of a child, stepchild (including the child of a civil union partner), foster child, or ward who lives with you; To attend or accompany a child, stepchild, foster child, or ward who lives with you, or a parent, spouse (including same-sex spouse), civil union partner, or parent-in-law to routine medical or dental appointments; To accompany a parent, spouse (including same-sex spouse), civil union partner, or parent-in-law to other appointments for professional services related to that person's care and well-being; or To respond to a medical emergency involving a child, stepchild, foster child or ward who lives with you, or a parent, spouse (including same-sex spouse), civil union partner, or parent-in-law.
Notice and Scheduling
Provide notice of the need for leave as early as possible, but in no case later than seven days before leave is to be taken, except in the case of an emergency. Emergency means circumstances in which the required seven-day notice could have a significant adverse impact on the family member. In addition, you must make a reasonable attempt to schedule appointments for which short-term leave may be taken outside of regular work hours.
Increments of Leave
Leave under this policy must be taken in two hours.
Compensation
Leave taken under this policy is unpaid; however, you may choose to use any accrued vacation or personal leave during the time off.
Retaliation
The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy. Town Meeting Leave You may take unpaid leave for the purpose of attending a town meeting, so long as the absence does not conflict with the essential operations of CREA, LLC. Notify your manager at least seven days prior to the town meeting. The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy.
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