Paid Parental Leave.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 350-39.3
in effect350-39.3. Paid Parental Leave.
1. GUIDELINES AND ADMINISTRATION. a. The department shall issue policies and procedures to implement the paid parental leave policy and to coordinate the policy with city leave policies and procedures.
b. The city comptroller shall develop and establish recordkeeping practices for payroll and related functions.
2. ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS. Any benefits-eligible general city employee, as denied in s. 36-02-17 and s. 350-237, shall, as administrated by the department, be entitled up to 6 weeks of paid parental leave for any qualifying event once every calendar year, subject to the following:
a. Only qualifying events taking place on or after April 4, 2022, shall be eligible for paid parental leave.
b. Paid parental leave shall run concurrently with any state or federal family leave to which the employee may be eligible.
c. The employee shall have worked a minimum of 1,000 hours, excluding a leave absence, in the 12 months prior to the qualifying event.
d. A part-time employee with a qualifying event shall be eligible for paid parental leave, prorated based on the employee’s regular schedule.
e. An employee with a qualifying event under this section who does not qualify for protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall be provided the same job protections enumerated by the act.
f. If paid parental leave coincides with a paid holiday, the employee shall be given holiday pay in lieu of paid parental leave.
3. QUALIFYING EVENTS. An eligible employee shall be eligible for up to 6 weeks of paid parental leave once per calendar year, after any of the following events:
a. Birth of a child.
b. Miscarriage or stillbirth after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
c. Placement of a child under the age of 5 through adoption, fostering, guardianship or acting in place of a parent.
4. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. a. A birthing parent who experiences incapacity related to pregnancy or serious health conditions following the birth of a child shall be eligible for up to 4 weeks of paid leave in addition to the 6 weeks of paid parental leave.
b. A birthing parent who experiences a miscarriages or stillbirth prior to 20 weeks of pregnancy may be eligible for up to 2 weeks of paid parental leave.
5. ANNUAL REPORT. The department shall submit an annual report of its findings and activities under this section to the common council.
For legislative history of the Chapter 350
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-3/CH350-sub3.pdf#page=8Fetched: 10/26/2026