| (a) An eligible employee may apply for permission to
withdraw time from the family leave pool by completing a form designated
by the department and submitting to the pool administrator the completed
form and:
(1) a written statement from the health care provider
who is treating the employee or the employee's immediate family member
if the permission being sought is due to a serious illness, including
a pandemic-related illness; or
(2) applicable documentation, including an essential
caregiver designation, proof of a school or daycare closure, or other
appropriate documentation if the permission being sought is due to
extenuating circumstances created by an ongoing pandemic.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an employee
may not withdraw time from the family leave pool in an amount that
is more than 720 hours or one-third of the pool balance at the time
of the approval of the request, whichever is less.
(c) When the pool balance is below 7,200 hours, an
employee may not withdraw from the family leave pool more than the
sum of 340 hours plus the hours of unpaid leave that, as a result
of the cause for which the time is requested, was incurred by the
employee before the request is approved.
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