District government employees — Domestic partnership and family member benefits.
A District government employee shall be granted sick leave when needed to care for a family member as defined in § 32-701(7), subject to the same guidelines and restrictions in § 32-502. A District government employee shall be granted sick leave to care for a minor child of either domestic partner or to care for the employee’s domestic partner who is on maternity or paternity leave, subject to the same guidelines and restrictions in § 32-502. A District government employee shall be granted funeral leave or annual leave when needed to make arrangements for or attend a funeral or memorial service for a family member as defined in § 32-701(7), subject to the same guidelines and restrictions in § 1-612.03(n). A District government employee who is adopting or whose domestic partner is adopting a child shall be granted annual leave or leave without pay to make necessary family arrangements, subject to the same guidelines and restrictions in § 32-502.
Annotations
June 11, 1992, D.C. Law 9-114, § 6, 39 DCR 2861 1981 Ed., § 36-1405. This section is referenced in § 32-702.
Sourced from the DC Council Open Law Library (public domain).
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