Treatment of adoptive parent employees.

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. 2025 Acts, ch 88, §1 NEW section