§ 12Z.4. RIGHT TO REQUEST FLEXIBLE OR PREDICTABLE WORKING ARRANGEMENT.

(a) An Employee who has been employed with an Employer for six months or more and works at least eight hours per week on a regular basis may request a Flexible or Predictable Working Arrangement to assist with caregiving responsibilities for 1) a Child or Children for whom the Employee has assumed parental responsibility, 2) a person or persons with a Serious Health Condition in a Family Relationship with the Employee, or 3) a parent age 65 or older of the Employee. That request may include, but is not limited to, a change in the Employee's terms and conditions of employment as they relate to:

(1) The number of hours the Employee is required to work;

(2) The times when the Employee is required to work;

(3) Where the Employee is required to work;

(4) Work assignments or other factors; or

(5) Predictability in a Work Schedule.

(b) Any request submitted to the Employer under this Section shall be in writing and specify the arrangement applied for, the date on which the Employee requests that the arrangement becomes effective, and the duration of the arrangement, and explain how the request is related to care giving.

(c) An Employer may require verification of care giving responsibilities as part of the request.

(d) An Employee may make the initial request verbally, after which the Employer shall either in writing or verbally, refer the Employee to the posting required by Section 12Z.8 and instruct the Employee to prepare a written request under subsection (b).

(e) A request made under this Section may be made twice every twelve months, unless the Employee experiences a Major Life Event, in which case the Employee may make, and the Employer must consider, an additional request.

(Added by Ord. , File No. 130785, App. 10/9/2013, Eff. 11/8/2013, Oper. 1/1/2014)