Village of Oak Park - File #: RES 23-67

• File #: RES 23-67
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• In control: President and Board of Trustees
• On agenda: 2/6/2023
• Final action: 2/6/2023
• Title: A Resolution Approving Amendments to Section VII ("Leaves of Absences"), Appendix I ("Job Class and FLSA Status") and Appendix VII ("Appointee Pay Plan Schedule") of the Village of Oak Park Personnel Manual

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/6/2023	1	President and Board of Trustees	adopted	Pass

Submitted By
Kira Tchang, Assistant Village Manager/HR Director

Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad

Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving Amendments to Section VII ("Leaves of Absences"), Appendix I ("Job Class and FLSA Status") and Appendix VII ("Appointee Pay Plan Schedule") of the Village of Oak Park Personnel Manual

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Overview
Overview
The Village of Oak Park Personnel Manual includes personnel policies that set expectations for employee and management responsibilities, ensure employees are treated in a consistent manner, inform employees of their rights and benefits, and comply with State and Federal rules and regulations. Staff regularly review the Personnel Manual and make periodic updates to ensure the Village complies with applicable laws and that the policy manual is consistently with the Village's authorized budget. Staff have made recommendations to update the Village's Leaves of Absences policy to include Family Bereavement Leave Act provisions which went into effect in the state of Illinois on January 1, 2023. Additionally, Appendices I and VII have been updated to reflect changes to authorized positions in FY23.

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Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the resolution

Background
On January 1, 2023, Illinois's Family Bereavement Leave Act (FBLA) went into effect. FBLA expands leave time requirements to cover pregnancy loss, failed adoptions or surrogacy agreements, unsuccessful reproductive procedures, and other diagnoses or events negatively impacting pregnancy or fertility in addition to requiring employers to provide leave time after the loss of family members including spouses, domestic partners, siblings, grandparents, and stepparents. Employees are eligible for up to two weeks, or 10 working days, of unpaid leave for any events covered by the FBLA. Village employees currently receive three days of paid leave in the event of the death of an employee's immediate family member including spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, siblin...