Opinion No.

The Honorable Brenda Gullett State Senator 28 Longmeadow Pine Bluff, AR 71603

Dear Senator Gullett:

You have presented the following question for my opinion:

Does A.C.A. § 24-11-413(3) require a police department to pay into the local police pension fund the salary of an individual for time they are off work and in a no pay status under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

RESPONSE

It is my opinion that if a police department employee is on leave without pay under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the department is not required, during that employee's leave, to pay that employee's salary into the…