Parental Leave consists of three weeks of paid leave for new parents. It replaces 100% of your wages. Employees are eligible for three weeks of paid parental leave when used within 12 months of the birth or adoption of their child. Please note:
- Parental Leave may be used consecutively or intermittently, but in no less than 8-hour increments
- Parental Leave runs concurrent with FMLA
- Parental Leave benefits cannot be used concurrently with workers’ compensation time-loss benefits or with Avista provided leave benefits (such as Short Term Disability, One Leave, and holiday pay)
Eligibility
You are eligible for Parental Leave if you are:
- A regular or full-time employee
- A regularly scheduled (20+ hours) part-time employee
- An employee with a minimum 1 year of service
Employees classified as casual, students, or temporary are not eligible.