- 1. For purposes of this section, “adoption” means the permanent placement in this state of a child by the department of health and human services, by a licensed agency under chapter 238, by an agency that meets the provisions of the interstate compact in section 232.158, or by a person making an independent placement according to the provisions of chapter 600.
- 2. An employer shall treat an employee who chooses to adopt a child up to six years of age in the same manner as an employee who is the biological parent of a newborn child for purposes of employment policies, benefits, and protections for the first year of the adoption.
- 3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, an employee shall not be entitled to disability leave without a qualifying disability under an employer’s disability policies.
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2025 Acts, ch 88, §1