§ 470. Purpose (a) Strong families are the foundation for a productive and competitive state. There are a growing number of single-parent families where the sole parent works and two-parent families where both parents work. Most people who work while raising families do so out of economic necessity. (b) Leave from employment for the birth […]
§ 471. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Employer” means an individual, organization, or governmental body, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier by rail, motor, water, air, or express company doing business in or operating within this State which for the purposes of parental leave employs […]
§ 472. Leave (a) During any 12-month period, an employee shall be entitled to take unpaid leave for a period not to exceed 12 weeks: (1) for parental leave, during the employee’s pregnancy and following the birth of an employee’s child or within a year following the initial placement of a child 16 years of […]
§ 472a. Short-term family leave (a) In addition to the leave provided in section 472 of this title, an employee shall be entitled to take unpaid leave not to exceed four hours in any 30-day period and not to exceed 24 hours in any 12-month period. An employer may require that leave be taken in […]
§ 472b. Town meeting leave; employees; students (a) Subject to the essential operation of a business or entity of State or local government, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, an employee shall have the right to take unpaid leave from employment under this section or subsection 472(b) of this title for the purpose […]
§ 472c. Leave; alleged crime victims; relief from stalking or abuse (a) As used in this section: (1)(A) “Alleged victim” means a person who is alleged in an affidavit filed by a law enforcement official with a prosecuting attorney of competent state or federal jurisdiction to have sustained physical, emotional, or financial injury or death […]
§ 473. Retaliation prohibited An employer shall not discharge or in any other manner retaliate against an employee who exercises or attempts to exercise his or her rights under this subchapter. The provisions against retaliation in subdivision 495(a)(8) of this title shall apply to this subchapter. (Added 1989, No. 83, § 1; amended 2013, No. […]
§ 474. Penalties and enforcement (a) The penalty and enforcement provisions of section 495b of this title shall apply to this subchapter. (b) An employer may bring a civil action to recover compensation paid to the employee during leave, except payments made for accrued sick leave or vacation leave, and court costs to enforce the […]
