Centerspace follows all state and local laws when providing leave for team members. Team members working in certain locations may qualify for additional leave benefits based on state and local laws.
Pregnancy and Parental Leave - Minnesota
Team members working in Minnesota may qualify for Pregnancy and Parental Leave regardless of tenure and FMLA-eligibility. Minnesota’s Pregnancy and Parental Leave provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during pregnancy or upon birth or adoption of their child.
This leave must be taken within 12 months of the birth or adoption, and team members can choose when this leave begins. Eligible team members should make requests for Pregnancy and Parental Leave to their manager at least 30 days in advance of foreseeable events and as soon as possible for unforeseeable events.
A health care provider's statement must be submitted verifying the need for medical leave and its beginning and expected ending dates. Any changes in this information should be promptly reported to Centerspace. Team members returning from their own medical leave must submit a health care provider's verification of their fitness to return to work.
Eligible team members may request up to a maximum of 12 weeks of leave within 12 months of the birth or adoption. Any combination of medical leave and family leave may not exceed this maximum limit. If the initial period of approved absence proves insufficient, consideration will be given to a request for an extension. While on leave, team members will be required to use enough paid leave per pay period to cover any employee-paid benefits, or to make other arrangements with the Payroll department for the payment of benefits. Beyond coverage of benefits, team members may choose to use additional paid leave, or they may go unpaid.
Subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the applicable plans, Centerspace will continue to provide health insurance benefits for the full period of the approved leave.
So that a team member’s return to work can be properly scheduled, a team member on Pregnancy and Parental leave is requested to provide Centerspace with at least two weeks’ advance notice of the date the team member intends to return to work. When leave ends, the team member will be reinstated to the same position, if it is available, or to an equivalent position for which the team member is qualified.
If a team member fails to return to work on the agreed upon return date, Centerspace will assume that the team member has voluntarily resigned.
Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (PFML) – Minnesota
Team members working in Minnesota may qualify for paid leave under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (PFML).
Eligibility
Team members who spend at least 50% of their work time in Minnesota and who have been employed for at least 90 days are eligible for benefits.
Qualifying Circumstances
Medical Leave
To care for your own serious health condition, which can include pregnancy or childbirth, surgery, a chronic condition, injury, or other health needs certified by your provider.
Family Leave
To bond with a child through birth, adoption, or foster placement;
To care for a family member with a serious health condition;
To support a military family member called to active duty;
To respond to certain personal safety issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, for you or a family member.
Program Details
Eligible team members are entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid family leave, and 12 weeks of paid medical leave, in a single benefit year. If a team member qualifies for both types of leave in the same benefit year, they can take up to 20 weeks.
A team member’s benefit year starts the first day they take leave.
PFML may be taken continuously, intermittently, or in the form of a reduced work schedule.
PFML pays part of your normal pay, with a maximum amount set at the state’s average wage. To receive payments, team members must have earned at least $3,900 in the last year, from one job or combined from multiple jobs. Team members can estimate potential payments using the calculator available at paidleave.mn.gov.
When the need for leave is foreseeable, team members must provide 30 days’ notice prior to the start of their planned leave to Centerspace. When the need for leave is unforeseeable, team members should let Centerspace know as soon as possible.
PFML is designed to run concurrently with federal FMLA. If PFML is used for a reason that also qualifies under FMLA, then the leave may also count as FMLA leave used.
Eligible team members have the right to take PFML leave for covered circumstances at any point. However, team members must be employed by Centerspace for at least 90 days to qualify for job protection during PFML. Team members eligible for job protection will be reinstated to the same position, if it is available, or to an equivalent position for which the team member is qualified, upon their return.
If a team member fails to return to work from PFML on the agreed upon return date, Centerspace will assume that the team member has voluntarily resigned.
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) – Colorado
Team members working in Colorado may qualify for paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI).
Eligibility
Team members who have earned $2,500 over the previous year for work performed in Colorado, regardless of tenure at Centerspace.
Qualifying Circumstances
Caring for a new child during the first year after the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of that child.
Caring for a family member with a serious health condition.
Caring for your own serious health condition.
Making arrangements for a family member’s military deployment.
Obtaining safe housing, care, and/or legal assistance in response to intimate partner violence, stalking, sexual assault, or sexual abuse.
Program Details
Eligible team members are entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave per year. Team members with serious health conditions caused by pregnancy or childbirth complications may be entitled to up to 4 additional weeks of paid leave per year for a total of 16 weeks. Team members whose child is receiving inpatient care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will be eligible for up to an additional 12 weeks of paid leave.
FAMLI leave may be taken continuously, intermittently, or in the form of a reduced work schedule.
FAMLI wage replacement benefits will be paid at a rate of up to 90% of the team member’s average weekly wage with lower wage earners receiving a higher percentage. Benefits are calculated on a sliding scale using the team member’s average weekly wage from the previous five calendar quarters in relation to the average weekly wage for the state of Colorado and may increase over time. Benefits are capped at $1,100 per week. You can estimate your potential benefits by using the calculator available at famli.colorado.gov.
When the need for leave is foreseeable, team members must provide 30 days’ notice prior to the start of their planned leave to Centerspace when practicable. When the need for leave is unforeseeable, team members have up to 30 days after the leave has begun to apply for FAMLI benefits.
FAMLI leave is designed to run concurrently with the federal FMLA. If FAMLI leave is used for a reason that also qualifies as leave under FMLA, then the leave may also count as FMLA leave used.
Eligible team members have the right to take FAMLI leave for covered circumstances at any point. However, team members must be employed by Centerspace for at least 180 days to qualify for job protection during FAMLI leave. Team members eligible for job protection will be reinstated to the same position, if it is available, or to an equivalent position for which the team member is qualified, upon their return.
If a team member fails to return to work from FAMLI leave on the agreed upon return date, Centerspace will assume that the team member has voluntarily resigned.
Also found in the Centerspace Team Member Handbook & Policy Manual.