You may be eligible for a Parental Leave under Civil Service Commission Rules if you are a non-Exclusively Represented Employee (NERE) or your collective bargaining agreement (CBA) if you can provide proof of parentage.
Proof of parentage includes:
Birth certificate
Hospital certificate of birth
Letter from attending physician
Affidavit of parentage
Adoption documentation
Foster care documentation
Non-represented employees (NERE) will also need to have completed 2,080 hours of satisfactory service to be eligible for a Parental Leave.
If you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement you must have completed the number of satisfactory service hours shown below:
UAW 1,040 hours
AFSCME 2,080 hours*
MSEA 2,080 hours*
MPE/SEIU HSS 2,080 hours*
MPE/SEIU S&E 2,080 hours*
MPE/SEIU Tech 2,080 hours*
*and successful completion of your initial probationary period.
For service requirements for leave qualifying under FMLA, see the question "Am I eligible for the entitlements under the Family Medical leave Act (FMLA)?" below.
