Explanation
Several governments, including both the Federal government and State of Ohio, provide employees paid time off to participate as a living organ donor. The donation of a life-saving organ is a humanitarian sacrifice that should be encouraged and supported. The waiting list for organ transplants continues to grow rapidly, with over 85,000 transplant candidates currently on the nationwide list. While the list continues to grow, statistics show that the number of deceased donors has not changed significantly in the last ten years.
Living donation, however, has grown rapidly due to advances in the field of transplantation. In 2001, the number of living donors in the U.S. (6,548) surpassed the number of deceased donors (6,082) for the first time. Helping increase the amount of living donations are the growing number of employment policies created to ease the financial burden associated with the donation of organs and bone-marrow; most notably eliminating the loss of pay during recovery from the donation.
This legislation brings the City of Columbus into the growing ranks of public employers providing its employees the opportunity to make a living organ donation. It extends to Management Compensation Employees the opportunity to participate in a Living Organ Donor program and directs the Director of the Department of Human Services to take appropriate steps to immediately extend a similar opportunity to all City employees.
Title
To amend Section 10, Special Leave With Pay, of the Management Compensation Plan (Ordinance 2499-99, as amended) to enact (G) Living Organ/Bone Marrow Donor to allow employees paid time off to accommodate instances where they serve as a living organ or adult bone marrow donor, and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, several governments, including the State of Ohio, provide employees paid time off to participate as a living organ/Bone Marrow donor; and
WHEREAS, nationwide over 85,000 hopeful pers...
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