Parental leave.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 291-217
in effectSec. 291-217. - Parental leave.
(a) Leave generally. Eligible employees will be entitled to up to six (6) weeks of paid parental leave, depending on length of employment, following the birth of an employee's child or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption. This leave will run concurrently with Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, as applicable. This policy will be in effect for births or adoptions of children occurring on or after January 1, 2022.
(b) Eligibility.
(1) Employees must meet the following criteria to be eligible for six (6) weeks of parental leave:
a. Have been employed by the city for at least twelve (12) months;
b. Have worked at least one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) hours during the twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the date the leave would begin; and
c. Be a full- or part-time, regular employee (temporary employees and seasonal employees are not eligible for this benefit).
(2) Employees must meet the following criteria to be eligible for four (4) weeks of parental leave:
a. Have been employed by the city for at least six (6) months; and
b. Have worked at least six hundred twenty-five (625) hours during the six (6) consecutive months immediately preceding the date the leave would begin; and
c. Be a full- or part-time, regular employee (temporary employees and seasonal employees are not eligible for this benefit).
(3) Employees must meet the following criteria to be eligible for two (2) weeks of parental leave:
a. Have been employed by the city for at least three (3) months; and
b. Have worked at least three hundred twelve and one-half (312.5) hours during the three (3) consecutive months immediately preceding the date the leave would begin; and
c. Be a full- or part-time, regular employee (temporary employees and seasonal employees are not eligible for this benefit).
(4) In addition, employees must meet one of the following criteria:
a. Have given birth to a child; or
b. Be the legal or biological parent of a child, recently born or adopted, if that child is age 17 or younger.
c. The child must live in the same residence as the employee requesting the parental leave.
(c) Employees will be entitled to this paid parental leave no more than once in a rolling twelve-month period, regardless of whether more than one birth or adoption event occurs within that twelve-month time frame.
(d) Pay. Each week of paid parental leave is compensated at the employee's regular, straight-time weekly pay. Paid parental leave will be paid on the employee's regularly scheduled pay dates.
(e) When taken. Upon approval by the human resources division, paid parental leave may be taken at any time during the six-month period immediately following the birth or adoption of a child with the employee. Paid parental leave may not be used or extended beyond this six-month time frame.
(f) Paid parental leave is separate from other leave time and shall not be deducted from an employee's short-term disability or benefit leave accrual balance.
(g) Employees must take paid parental leave in one continuous period of leave. Any unused paid parental leave will be forfeited at the end of the eligible six-month time frame.
(h) Upon separation for any reason, the employee will not be paid for any unused paid parental leave for which the employee was eligible.
(i) Implementation. The human resources division is authorized to develop additional guidance and make decisions consistent with the intent of this leave.
(G.O. 38, 2021, § 6)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH291PE_ARTIILEHO_S291-217PALEFetched: 10/27/2026