Parental Leave

Date Established: 10/19/2020
Date Last Updated: 10/19/2020

Purpose
To identify and describe Parental Leave provided by the City of Ames to its employees.

Policy Statement

Parental Leave
1. Employees who believe they may be eligible for leave under this policy, or supervisors with employees affected by this policy, should contact the Human Resources Department to ensure the requirements of FMLA and City policies are followed.

2. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guarantees eligible employees up to twelve weeks of parental leave for birth, adoption or placement of a foster child in an employee’s home. See the FMLA Policy for information regarding eligibility for FMLA Leave. This leave is also available to employees whose partner has given birth. Sick leave, vacation, compensatory time or leave without pay may be used for infant, child or family care for FMLA-covered absences. Sick leave, vacation and leave without pay will all be counted toward maximum allowable FMLA leave.

3. For those employees not eligible for FMLA, parental leave shall be available for a period of up to eight weeks following the adoption, placement of a foster child in an employee’s home, or the birth of a child. This leave is also available to employees whose partner has given birth. Sick leave, vacation, compensatory time, or leave without pay may be used to cover the mother’s period of disability. Under normal circumstances the employee will be expected to provide prior notice of the period of leave requested, and any change in the period must be approved before the change becomes effective. As with other temporary disabilities or illnesses, the employee may also be required to verify by medical certification that their job duties cannot be performed because of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.

Contact Information

Human Resources Department
hr@cityofames.org
515-239-5199

Finance Department
515-239-5113