WDLT Employee Handbook

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Benefits: Group health benefits will be maintained during FMLA leave under

the same conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Employees are

responsible for their share of the premium.

Job Protection: Upon return from FMLA leave, employees are entitled to be

reinstated to their original job or an equivalent position with equivalent pay,

benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.

B. Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act (CT FMLA)

The CT FMLA provides eligible employees with up to twelve (12) workweeks of

unpaid, job protected leave in a 12-month period for specified family and medical

reasons, with broader coverage than Federal FMLA.

Eligibility: To be eligible for CT FMLA, an employee must:

Have been employed by WDLT for at least three (3) consecutive months (13

weeks).

There is no minimum hours worked requirement.

Reasons for Leave: CT FMLA covers all reasons under Federal FMLA, plus:

Care for a sibling, grandparent, grandchild, in-law, or an individual related

by blood or affinity whose close association the employee shows to

equivalent to a family member.

To serve as an organ or bone marrow donor.

An additional two (2) weeks of leave for incapacity due to pregnancy, in

addition to the 12 weeks.

Duration: Up to twelve (12) workweeks in a 12-month period which may be

taken intermittently or on a reduced schedule when medically necessary. An

additional two (2) weeks may be taken for incapacity due to pregnancy. Military

caregiver leave is also up to twenty-six (26) weeks.

Pay Status: CT FMLA leave is unpaid. Employees may elect, or be required by

WDLT, to use accrued paid time off (PTO) and/or paid sick leave concurrently.

Employees may also be eligible for wage replacement benefits through the

Connecticut Paid Leave (CTPL) program (see Section C).

Benefits: Group health benefits will be maintained during CT FMLA leave

under the same conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. Employees

are responsible for their share of the premium.

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