§ 54-06-14.5 — Use of sick leave and annual leave - Birth or adoption - Family leave priority

North Dakota § 54-06-14.5

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 54: State Government
• Ch. 54-06: General Provisions

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priority.
1. During the first six months following birth or placement, an employer shall grant an
employee's request to use up to six weeks of sick leave under section 54-06-14 to
care for the employee's newborn child or to care for a child placed with the employee,
by a child-placing agency licensed under chapter 50-12, for adoption or placed with
the employee as a precondition to adoption under section 14-15-12, but not both. The
employer shall compensate the employee for leave used by the employee under this
subsection on the same basis as the employee would be compensated if the leave
had been taken due to the employee's illness, medical needs, or health needs. This
subsection does not prevent an employee from using sick leave for the employee's
illness, medical needs, or health needs following the birth of a child or from using leave
under section 54-52.4-03.
2. If an employee requests to use annual leave under section 54-06-14 for any of the
reasons identified under subsection 1 of section 54-52.4-02, the employer shall give
priority to the request.