Unpaid family and medical leave will be granted up to 12 weeks per year to assist employees in balancing family and work life. Requests for family and medical leave shall be made to the Human Resource Administrator.
Employees may be allowed to substitute paid leave for unpaid family and medical leave by meeting the requirements set out in the family and medical leave administrative
rules. Employees eligible for family and medical leave must comply with the family and medical leave administrative rules prior to starting family and medical leave. It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to develop administrative rules to implement this policy.
Legal Reference: 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
29 C.F.R. § 825
Iowa Code §§ 20; 85; 216; 279.40.
Whitney v. Rural Ind. School. District, 232 Iowa 61, 4 N.W.2d 394 (1942).
Cross Reference: 409.2 Licensed Employee Personal Illness Leave
409.9 Licensed Employee Unpaid Leave
414.3 Classified Employee Family and Medical Leave
Approved July 11, 2005
Reviewed April 14, 2025
Revised May 11, 2025