76.45. An officer who sends to his or her employer, before the expiry date of the adoption leave, a notice accompanied by a medical certificate attesting that his or her child’s state of health requires it, is entitled to an extension of the adoption leave provided for in section 76.41. The duration of this extension is that specified in the medical certificate.
During such an extension, an officer is considered to be on leave without pay and shall not receive any allowance or benefit from the employer; however, the officer receives the benefits prescribed in section 76.56.
T.B. 193821, s. 7; T.B. 196312, s. 50; M.O. 2011-019, s. 23.