398A-3 Leave requirement.
§398A-3 Leave requirement. (a) Subject to subsection (d), an employer shall provide to an employee leave of absence not exceeding: (1) Seven days each calendar year to serve as a bone marrow donor or peripheral blood stem cell donor; and (2) Thirty days each calendar year to serve as an organ donor; provided that the […]
398A-4 Restoration of employment.
§398A-4 Restoration of employment. An employer, upon expiration of a leave authorized by this chapter, shall restore an employee to the position held by the employee when the leave began or to a position with equivalent seniority status, employee benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment. An employer may decline to restore an […]
398A-5 Employee rights.
§398A-5 Employee rights. (a) An employer shall not interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of, or an attempt to exercise, a right established by this chapter. (b) An employer shall not discharge, fine, suspend, expel, discipline, or in any other manner discriminate against an employee who: (1) Exercises a right provided under this chapter; […]
398A-6 Civil action.
§398A-6 Civil action. An employee may bring a civil action to enforce this chapter. The court may enjoin any act or practice that violates this chapter and may order any equitable relief necessary and appropriate to redress the violation or to enforce this chapter. [L 2014, c 161, pt of §1]
398-6 Certification.
§398-6 Certification. (a) An employer may require that a claim for family leave be supported by written certification. (b) For the birth of a child, certification shall be issued by a health care provider or the family court. For the placement of a child for adoption with the employee, certification shall be issued by a […]
398A-1 Definitions.
§398A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: “Employee” means a person who may be permitted, required, or directed by an employer for wages or pay to engage in any employment and who has been employed by that employer for at least one year immediately preceding the commencement of leave provided under this chapter. “Employee benefits” […]
398-7 Employment and benefits protection.
§398-7 Employment and benefits protection. (a) Upon return from family leave, the employee shall be entitled to be restored by the employer to the position of employment held by the employee when the leave commenced, or restored to an equivalent position with equivalent employment benefits, pay, and other terms and conditions of employment. If, however, […]
398A-2 Inapplicability.
§398A-2 Inapplicability. This chapter shall not apply to any leave of absence provided to any public employee serving as an organ or bone marrow donor pursuant to section 78-23.6. [L 2014, c 161, pt of §1]
398-8 Prohibited acts.
§398-8 Prohibited acts. (a) It shall be unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise, any right provided under this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for any employer to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any individual for opposing any practice made […]
398-9 Administration.
§398-9 Administration. (a) The director shall have jurisdiction over those prohibited acts made unlawful by this chapter. (b) The department shall assist employers in the placement of temporary help to perform the work of those employees on family leave. (c) The director also may hire, subject to chapter 76, investigators, hearings officers, clerical, stenographic, and […]