Miscellaneous Provisions

(a)It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to hire, or to terminate, discharge, fine, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, any individual because of any of the following:

(1)An individual’s exercise of the right to family care and medical leave provided by § 3602(a); or

(2)An individual’s giving information or testimony regarding the individual’s family care and medical leave, or another person’s family care and medical leave, in any inquiry or proceeding related to rights guaranteed under this Section.

(b)This Article shall not be construed to require any changes in existing collective bargaining agreements during the life of the contract.

(c)Leave provided pursuant to this Article may be taken in one

(1)or more periods. The twelve (12)month period during which twelve

(12)workweeks of leave may be taken under this Article shall run concurrently with the twelve (12)-month period under the FMLA, and shall commence on the date leave taken under the FMLA commences.

(d)In any case in which both parents entitled to leave under § 3602(a) are employed by the same employer, the employer shall not be required to grant leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child that would allow the parents family care and medical leave totaling more than the amount specified in § 3602(a).