Exclusion from Benefits.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 350-237
in effect350-237. Exclusion from Benefits.
1. DEFINITIONS. In this section:
a. “Half-time employee” means an employee whose hours of work are established at 20 hours per week or less.
b. “Less than half-time employee” means an employee whose hours of work are established at less than 20 hours per week.
c. ”More than half-time employee” means an employee whose hours of work are established at more than 20 hours, but less than 40 hours per week.
d. “Provisional, emergency and temporary appointments” are as defined in the city civil service rules.
2. BENEFITS EXCLUDED.
a. A permanent employee who is eligible for benefits and receives a provisional, emergency or temporary appointment shall not lose rights to any employment benefits.
b. Except as specifically provided, any individual who is hired on a provisional, emergency or temporary appointment, student aide, volunteer auxiliary police officer or less than a half-time employee shall not be eligible for the following employment benefits:
b-1. Vacation with pay.
b-2. Additional off-days with pay.
b-3. Sick leave with pay.
b-4. Funeral leave with pay.
b-5. Injury pay.
b-6. Holiday pay.
b-7. Holiday differential pay.
b-8. Shift differential pay.
b-9. Jury duty with pay.
b-10. Military training and civil disturbance leave of absence with pay.
b-11. Medical and dental benefits.
b-12. Group life insurance.
b-13. Voluntary benefits.
b-14. Paid parental leave.
b-15. All other benefits not specifically listed in this section.
c. Employees with job titles contained in the city salary ordinance, part 1, section 9: hourly, part-time, intermittent, shall not be eligible for any benefits.
3. BENEFITS PROVIDED.
a. Those employees listed under sub. 2-b shall be eligible for certain employment benefits as provided for in other code provisions or state statutes.
d. More than half-time and half-time employees shall be eligible for the following employment benefits on a pro rata basis and only during the period of actual employment:
d-1. Vacation with pay.
d-2. Holiday pay.
d-3. Sick leave with pay.
d-4. Funeral leave.
d-5. Sick leave incentive program.
d-6. Jury duty with pay.
d-7. Tuition and textbook reimbursement.
d-8 Miscellaneous unapplied time under s. 350-37-1-b.
4. APPLICATION AND ADMINIS-TRATION.
a. An employee on the payroll prior to January, 1966, shall not lose any of the benefits provided to that employee, except that an employee, regardless of his or her date of placement on the city's payroll, who attained status in the city's central clerical pool on or after December 30, 1973, shall not be entitled to any of the employment benefits listed in sub. 2, as long as he or she retained status in the clerical pool. In addition, if any employee with status conferred via the clerical pool receiving the benefits specified in sub. 2 because he or she meets the criteria set forth in sub. 2 ceases to qualify for benefits according to sub. 3, that employee shall under no condition be eligible to receive benefits.
b. The department of employee relations shall administer the provisions of this section.
c. No provision of this section shall be construed to prevent elected and appointed city officers from accruing all benefits, including sick leave, but excluding salary increments, listed in subs. 1 and 2 from which they are not otherwise excluded by state statute, and these officials shall accrue benefits in a like manner as all other city employees who are eligible for those benefits, and the terms of office of these officials shall be deemed as periods of employment with the city for accrual of benefits.
d. The director of employee relations is authorized to accept a statement from elected or appointed city officers concerning sick leave usage and balance as needed to determine sick leave accruals.
e. Elected and appointed city officers, and former elected and appointed city officers who are employees of the city, are covered by this section.
f. Employees hired on or after July 1, 1982, to fill the positions of temporary customer service representative and accounting aide in the office of the city treasurer, shall not receive any employment benefits listed in sub. 3 regardless of their previous employment status in the city service. Employees in the city treasurer's office who had previously worked in these positions prior to July 1, 1982, shall retain their benefits status.
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-sub9.pdf#page=9Fetched: 10/26/2026