Benefits Handbook Links - Updated February 2023

As CFRA is unpaid leave, Venable is not obligated to compensate you while taking CFRA leave. However, you can obtain compensation through state disability insurance (SDI) and paid family leave (PFL) benefits, accrued but unused sick and PTO leave. Covered Employees. You are eligible for leave under the CFRA, if you have been employed by Venable for at least 12 months, whether consecutive or intermittent, and worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the leave. Reasons for Leave. You may request leave under the CFRA for the following events: a) birth of a child. If both parents are employed by the Firm, they will each be eligible for leave; b) placement of a child with you for adoption or foster care within one year of event. If both parents are employed by the Firm, they will each be eligible for leave; c) time needed to care for a spouse or registered domestic partner, child of any age, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or an individual related by blood or whose association with you is equivalent to a family relationship, with a serious health condition; d) you are unable to perform your job due to your own serious health condition; or e) qualifying reasons related to deployment or military activities of your spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent who is a member of the Armed Forces.

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