Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement: Miami-Dade County, Florida

Eligible employees may take family and medical leave in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave policy set forth in the National Handbook. In addition to the group of family members for which an employee may take leave, eligible employees working in Miami-Dade County may also take leave to care for a grandparent with a serious health condition. Such leave will be under the same terms and conditions as leave is permitted under the Family and Medical Leave policy to care for a parent with a serious health condition. For purposes of this policy, "grandparent" means a grandparent of the employee for whom the employee has assumed primary financial responsibility.

Eligible employees are those