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<br />than three (3) days, the employee should give <br />as much notice as is practicable. <br /> <br />c. Start of Leave. The leave begins at the time <br />requested by the employee and may not begin <br />more than six weeks after the birth or <br />adoption. In the case where the child must <br />remain in the hospital longer than the <br />mother, the leave may not begin more than six <br />weeks after the child leaves the hospital. <br /> <br />d. Length of Leave. The length of leave is <br />determined by the employee, but may not <br />exceed six (6) weeks. If the employee has <br />any FMLA Leave eligibility remaining at the <br />time this commences, this leave will also <br />count toward FMLA Leave. The two leaves will <br />run concurrently until the 12 week FMLA <br />eligibility is exhausted. <br /> <br />e. Use of Accrued Sick leave, Vacation Leave <br />&/or Compensatory Time. Employees may choose <br />to use accrued sick leave, vacation leave or <br />compensatory time while on Parenting Leave, <br />but are not required to do so. <br /> <br />The use of accrued sick, vacation and lor <br />compensatory time occurs simultaneously with <br />the Parenting Leave and Family Medical Leave <br />Act (FMLA) leave and does not extend the <br />length of the Parenting or FMLA leaves (See <br />Section V. D.4 in this handbook for further <br />information on FMLA.) <br /> <br />f. Insurance Continuation. Employees on <br />Parenting Leave may choose to continue <br />existing health care benefits at their own <br />expense, unless the leave also qualifies as <br />FMLA leave. In which case, the provisions of <br />the FMLA policy will apply. <br /> <br />g. Status of Benefits. Employees will not <br />accrue benefits such as sick and vacation <br />leave while on unpaid Parenting Leave. <br />Employees using a combination of paid and <br />unpaid leave will accrue benefits on a pro- <br />rated basis. Employees using paid leave will <br />continue to accrue benefits. <br /> <br />V-I0 <br />