WEBVTT 00:01.160 --> 00:04.000 Hi there. Let's break down 00:04.000 --> 00:07.100 12 important facts about paid parental leave. 00:07.100 --> 00:09.380 What is PPL? 00:09.380 --> 00:11.980 Paid parental leave, or PPL, 00:11.980 --> 00:14.320 is a benefit available to CBP employees 00:14.320 --> 00:15.400 who meet the requirements of 00:15.400 --> 00:16.740 the Family Medical Leave Act, 00:16.740 --> 00:20.240 or FMLA. What is FMLA? 00:20.240 --> 00:22.320 Fmla is an entitlement 00:22.320 --> 00:24.000 or a government provided benefit 00:24.000 --> 00:25.600 to which eligible individuals 00:25.600 --> 00:27.340 are entitled to 12 weeks or 00:27.340 --> 00:29.760 480 hours of unpaid leave 00:29.760 --> 00:32.200 for a variety of reasons including births, 00:32.200 --> 00:33.840 placements, caregiving, 00:33.840 --> 00:36.240 serious health conditions, and more. 00:36.240 --> 00:40.560 Ppl falls under the 12 weeks granted by FMLA. 00:40.560 --> 00:43.320 Am I eligible for PPL 00:43.320 --> 00:45.460 to be eligible to use PPL, 00:45.460 --> 00:47.840 you must have at least 12 months of 00:47.840 --> 00:49.040 federal service in a part 00:49.040 --> 00:50.800 time or full time schedule. 00:50.800 --> 00:52.380 A qualifying birth or 00:52.380 --> 00:53.500 placement event occurring 00:53.500 --> 00:55.050 on or after October 1, 00:55.050 --> 00:56.880 2020, and the delivery of 00:56.880 --> 00:58.020 a living child or 00:58.020 --> 01:00.860 a new placement of a child in your home. 01:01.500 --> 01:04.300 What do you mean by birth or placement? 01:04.300 --> 01:07.500 The two FMLA scenarios that fall under PPLR, 01:07.500 --> 01:09.080 the birth of a son or daughter of 01:09.080 --> 01:10.040 the employee and the care 01:10.040 --> 01:11.280 of such son or daughter, 01:11.280 --> 01:12.620 or the placement of a son or 01:12.620 --> 01:13.780 daughter with the employee for 01:13.780 --> 01:15.160 adoptions or foster care 01:15.160 --> 01:17.660 and the care of such son or daughter, 01:17.900 --> 01:20.900 do I have to use all 12 weeks? 01:20.900 --> 01:23.840 No. Ppl can be 01:23.840 --> 01:26.000 used all at once or intermittently if 01:26.000 --> 01:27.240 the employee's supervisor 01:27.240 --> 01:28.260 reasonably determines 01:28.260 --> 01:29.640 the requested arrangement will not 01:29.640 --> 01:30.540 adversely impact 01:30.540 --> 01:31.840 the accomplishment of the mission. 01:31.840 --> 01:34.300 There is no carryover for unused PPL 01:34.300 --> 01:35.760 and employees will not receive 01:35.760 --> 01:37.720 payment for unused leave. 01:37.720 --> 01:40.200 Also, you are not required to use 01:40.200 --> 01:42.220 accrued leave before using PPL. 01:42.220 --> 01:43.860 So that means, as its name 01:43.860 --> 01:46.420 suggests, this is paid leave. 01:46.940 --> 01:49.000 What if my spouse and I 01:49.000 --> 01:50.640 work for the same agency? 01:50.640 --> 01:52.700 Are we both eligible? 01:52.700 --> 01:54.980 Two parents work for the same agency. 01:54.980 --> 01:56.420 Each employee has a separate 01:56.420 --> 01:57.700 entitlement for PPL, 01:57.700 --> 01:58.620 meaning they can each 01:58.620 --> 02:00.420 receive their own 12 weeks. 02:00.420 --> 02:03.140 How long am I eligible for PPL? 02:03.140 --> 02:05.620 Ppl is available up to 12 weeks 02:05.620 --> 02:06.820 within 12 months from 02:06.820 --> 02:08.160 the date of birth or placement. 02:08.160 --> 02:09.340 And while the employee has 02:09.340 --> 02:10.680 a continuing parental role in 02:10.680 --> 02:12.800 connection with the birth or placement. 02:12.800 --> 02:14.880 What if I already use some of 02:14.880 --> 02:16.600 my 12 weeks of FMLA? 02:16.600 --> 02:18.920 The total amount of FMLA that can be used in 02:18.920 --> 02:22.380 a 12 month period is 12 weeks or 480 hours. 02:22.380 --> 02:25.340 This includes PPL. In other words, 02:25.340 --> 02:26.940 in any 12 month period, 02:26.940 --> 02:28.240 an employee can only use 02:28.240 --> 02:31.240 12 weeks of FMLA for any reason. 02:31.240 --> 02:34.960 Which forms do I need to start the request? 02:34.960 --> 02:36.800 You would fill out OPM 02:36.800 --> 02:38.960 71 Request for Leave or 02:38.960 --> 02:40.860 request this in the timekeeping system 02:40.860 --> 02:42.920 used and invoke FMLA. 02:42.920 --> 02:46.060 You would also fill out DHS Form 253 02:46.060 --> 02:48.260 dash one PPL Request form, 02:48.260 --> 02:49.620 which provides leadership with 02:49.620 --> 02:51.680 the anticipated dates of PPL. 02:51.680 --> 02:53.740 Additionally, you would fill out and 02:53.740 --> 02:56.860 sign the PPL work obligation agreement. 02:57.940 --> 03:01.100 Will my pay be affected while on PPL? 03:01.100 --> 03:02.980 No. The pay an employee 03:02.980 --> 03:04.720 receives when using PPL shall 03:04.720 --> 03:06.140 be the same pay the employee would 03:06.140 --> 03:07.200 receive if the employee 03:07.200 --> 03:09.260 were using annual leave. 03:09.260 --> 03:11.980 Am I obligated to return to work 03:11.980 --> 03:14.240 after receiving the 12 weeks of PPL? 03:14.240 --> 03:16.050 Yes. Under the law, 03:16.050 --> 03:18.190 an employee must agree in writing to work for 03:18.190 --> 03:22.030 DHS for at least 12 weeks before taking PPL. 03:22.870 --> 03:27.150 When does my 12 week work obligation begin? 03:27.150 --> 03:29.970 This 12 week work obligation is 03:29.970 --> 03:32.430 triggered once the employee's PPL ends. 03:32.430 --> 03:35.030 The work obligation is fixed at 12 weeks 03:35.030 --> 03:36.110 regardless of the amount of 03:36.110 --> 03:38.710 PPL used by the employee.