§ 28-48-3. Employment and health benefits protection.
(a) Every employee who exercises his or her right to parental leave or family leave under
this chapter shall, upon the expiration of that leave, be entitled to be restored
by the employer to the position held by the employee when the leave commenced, or
to a position with equivalent seniority, status, employment benefits, pay, and other
terms and conditions of employment, including fringe benefits and service credits
that the employee had been entitled to at the commencement of leave.
(b) During any parental leave or family leave taken pursuant to this c
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§ 28-48-3. Employment and health benefits protection.
(a) Every employee who exercises his or her right to parental leave or family leave under
this chapter shall, upon the expiration of that leave, be entitled to be restored
by the employer to the position held by the employee when the leave commenced, or
to a position with equivalent seniority, status, employment benefits, pay, and other
terms and conditions of employment, including fringe benefits and service credits
that the employee had been entitled to at the commencement of leave.
(b) During any parental leave or family leave taken pursuant to this chapter, the employer
shall maintain any existing health benefits of the employee in force for the duration
of the leave as if the employee had continued in employment continuously from the
date he or she commenced the leave until the date he or she returns to employment
pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Prior to commencement of parental leave or family leave, the employee shall pay to
the employer a sum equal to the premium required to maintain the employee's health
benefits in force during the period of parental leave. The employer shall return the
payment to the employee within ten (10) days following the employee's return to employment.