[§398-10]  Applicability.  (a)  Section
398-3 shall set a minimum standard that is not intended to replace family leave
policies that exist as of the effective date of this Act and that provide for
equal or greater employment benefits than those benefits afforded under this
chapter.



(b)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed
to modify, eliminate, or otherwise abrogate any existing family leave policies,
employment benefits, or protections that employees may have pursuant to any
employment contracts or collective bargaining agreements, to the extent that
the contracts and agreements provide greater protections than those afforded
under this chapter.



(c)  To the extent the provisions of this
chapter contradict or otherwise conflict with any contract rights or collective
bargaining agreements in existence as of the date of this Act, the provisions
that provide greater benefits to the employees shall control. [L 1991, c 328,
pt of §1]