Bill > SB322

This bill relates to the payment of salary or wages under the Parental Leave Act in West Virginia. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Defining important terms such as "employee," "employer," "health care provider," "serious health condition," and "son or daughter." 2. Entitling employees to 12 weeks of paid family leave, after exhausting their annual and personal leave, for the birth or adoption of a child, or to care for a family member with a serious health condition. 3. Allowing for intermittent leave when caring for a family member with a serious health condition, and the ability to take leave on a part-time basis. 4. Requiring employees to provide two weeks' written notice for leave due to a planned birth, adoption, or medical treatment. 5. Clarifying that the Parental Leave Act does not grant additional family leave rights if the employee is already entitled to such rights under other provisions of the law.