Common use of Medical Leave of Absence Clause in Contracts

Medical Leave of Absence. When an employee has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave and is still unable to return to work for the reasons enumerated in sick leave policy, the Board of Education will, upon proper application of the employee, place the employee on medical leave of absence. Such a leave will begin on the day that the accumulated sick leave reaches zero and the employee has no earnings due, and will be for not less than the balance of the current school year or current school semester whichever is shorter and for a maximum period of not more than two (2) consecutive school years in addition to the remainder of the semester during which it commences. While on medical leave of absence, the employee ceases to accumulate sick leave. The Board of Education will, however, pay its full share of the employee's hospitalization and major medical insurance and group term life premiums falling due and payable prior to the end of the month during which the medical leave begins. An employee may request emergency short-term medical leave for a total period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, in which case all fringe benefits will be maintained by the Board, and the employee shall return to the position temporarily vacated. A condition precedent to the granting of any such short-term emergency medical leave shall be the providing by the employee of a doctor's certificate indicating both the necessity for such leave and the reasonableness of anticipated return within thirty (30) days. Should the employee in question be unable to return to full- time responsibilities upon completion of said thirty (30) day period, he/she must request regular medical leave in accordance with the terms of the remainder of this policy. An employee on medical leave of absence will be carried on payroll records as required by 3313.202, Ohio Revised Code. An employee shall be paid in full the balance due him/her in his/her last check with appropriate deductions made for federal withholding tax, state income tax, city income tax, retirement contribution, insurance, dues, etc. While an employee is on medical leave of absence, the Board will pay its share of the employee's total fringe benefit package for the following periods: employees with zero (0) to three (3) years in-district experience – three (3) months in any one calendar year; those with over three (3) but not over five (5) years experience – six

Medical Leave of Absence. When an employee in the bargaining unit has exhausted his/her all accumulated sick leave and is still unable to return to work for the reasons enumerated in sick leave policyof personal illness, injury and/or disability, the Board of Education will, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent and proper application of the employee, place the employee on medical leave of absence. Such a leave will begin on the day that the accumulated sick leave reaches the zero point and the employee has no earnings due, and will be for not less than the balance of the current school year or current school semester whichever is shorter and for a maximum period of not more than two (2) consecutive school years in addition to the remainder of the semester during which it commencesyears. While on medical leave of absence, the employee ceases to accumulate sick leave. The Board of Education will, however, pay its full share of the employee's all hospitalization and major medical insurance and group term life premiums falling due and payable prior to the end of the month during which the medical leave begins. An Provided, however, that an employee may request emergency short-term medical leave for a total period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, days in which case all fringe benefits will be maintained by the Board, Board and the employee shall return to the position temporarily vacated. A condition precedent to the granting of any such short-term emergency medical leave shall be the providing by the employee of a doctor's certificate indicating both the necessity for such leave and the reasonableness of anticipated return within thirty (30) days. Should the employee in question be unable to return to full- full time responsibilities upon completion of said thirty (30) day period, he/he or she must request regular medical leave in accordance with the terms of the remainder of this policy. An employee on medical leave of absence will be carried on payroll records as required by 3313.202, Ohio Revised Code. An employee shall be paid in full the balance due him/him or her in his/her last check with appropriate deductions made for federal withholding tax, state income tax, city income tax, retirement contribution, insurance, dues, etc. Association dues shall be deducted but only for the month in which it is paid. While an employee is on medical leave of absence, absence the Board will pay its share of the employee's total fringe benefit package for the following periods: employees with zero (0) to three (3) years in-district experience – three (3) months in any one calendar yearmonths; those with over three (3) but not over five (5) years of experience – sixsix (6) months; and those with more than five (5) years – one (1) year; thereafter any such employee will be given the opportunity of participating in the hospitalization/health care insurance and group term life programs by forwarding a check or checks for both the Board's equivalent premium portion and the employee's and family portion (when applicable) to cover the full cost of said insurance program(s). The Human Resources Department will process all leave and requests for insurance coverage. Checks must be in the Treasurer's Office not later than the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the month in order to continue the insurance in force. The employee may also forward funds required to carry on his/ her other fringe benefits, such as health and accident insurance. The checks for fringe benefits are to be made out to the company involved except when paid for the Board's basic health insurance plan in which event the check shall be payable to the Board; the Treasurer's Office will forward these checks to the specified company. An employee on medical leave of absence who intends and desires to return to work shall file an application for reinstatement. The application must be accompanied by a physician's statement indicating the employee's medical condition is or may be reasonably anticipated to be such that the employee is capable of returning to work and resuming normal duties without restriction. At the employee's option said statement may be provided at the actual return date in which case it shall provide assurance of medical fitness to carry out assigned duties and responsibilities. It shall be the duty of the employee to notify the Director of Human Resources in writing of such intention to return to duty. Upon return to service the employee shall resume the contract status held prior to the medical leave of absence unless the employee accepts a position other than the one held at the time the leave was granted. The employee will be assigned to the same position if it is available or a substantially equivalent position to the one he or she held prior to the leave if available. In the event no position is available when the employee is ready to return from medical leave, reinstatement will occur as soon as the position or a substantially equivalent position is available. In accordance with the criteria established in policy and as has been the practice in the past, every effort will be made to arrive at a comparable assignment, if available.

Medical Leave of Absence. When an Any full-time employee has exhausted his/who is temporarily disabled and unable to work due to a medical condition may, upon request and at the discretion of management, be granted a leave of absence without pay for the period of his or her accumulated disability, provided such period shall not exceed one (1) month. The term “medical” as used herein encompasses all temporary medical disabilities. The employee’s temporary disability status must be verified by written confirmation from the employee’s doctor on a periodic basis. Female employees who are disabled due to pregnancy or pregnancy related disabilities should see the “Pregnancy and Pregnancy Related Disabilities” leave section of this handbook to understand their rights. Employees must contact the Company on a weekly basis concerning their disability status and expected return date. An employee who is granted a medical leave of absence must utilize any unused sick leave and vacation benefits during the period of his or her disability. The use of sick leave or vacation during a medical leave of absence does not extend the maximum one (1) month period allowed. Employees requesting a medical leave are required to complete a Medical Leave of Absence form. Requests must be submitted to the Company office. The employee must notify the Company office of the need for such a leave as soon as the employee learns that he or she is, or will become, temporarily disabled and unable to work due to a medical condition. Such notice must specify the reason for the leave, the date such leave will begin, and the expected duration of the disability. An employee who requests such a leave may be required to provide initially and from time to time, proof of disability in the form of a physician’s statement. An employee returning from a medical leave of absence shall be required to provide a physician’s statement that indicates that he or she is still unable able to perform the essential functions of the position. In the case of illness, a doctor’s release to return to work for the reasons enumerated in sick leave policy, the Board of Education will, upon proper application of the employee, place will be required from the employee on medical leave of absence. Such a leave will begin on the day that the accumulated sick leave reaches zero and the employee has no earnings due, and before he or she will be for not less than the balance of the current school year or current school semester whichever is shorter and for a maximum period of not more than two (2) consecutive school years in addition to the remainder of the semester during which it commences. While on medical leave of absence, the employee ceases to accumulate sick leave. The Board of Education will, however, pay its full share of the employee's hospitalization and major medical insurance and group term life premiums falling due and payable prior to the end of the month during which the medical leave begins. An employee may request emergency short-term medical leave for a total period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, in which case all fringe benefits will be maintained by the Board, and the employee shall return to the position temporarily vacated. A condition precedent to the granting of any such short-term emergency medical leave shall be the providing by the employee of a doctor's certificate indicating both the necessity for such leave and the reasonableness of anticipated return within thirty (30) days. Should the employee in question be unable allowed to return to full- time responsibilities upon completion of said thirty (30) day periodwork, he/she must request regular medical leave in accordance with if the terms of the remainder of this policy. An employee on medical leave of absence will be carried on payroll records as required by 3313.202, Ohio Revised Code. An employee shall be paid in full the balance due him/her in his/her last check with appropriate deductions made for federal withholding tax, state income tax, city income tax, retirement contribution, insurance, dues, etc. While an employee is on medical leave of absence, the Board will pay its share of the employee's total fringe benefit package for the following periods: employees with zero (0) to was three (3) years indays or longer. Benefit credit will not be accrued towards vacation and sick leave for the duration of the leave. Employees returning from a leave of absence during the course of a calendar year will receive only a prorated portion of sick leave and vacation benefits for the duration of that year. Except as otherwise required by law, it should also be noted by the employee that a return to work from a leave of absence is contingent upon an available opening at that time and should be verified with your employer before reporting back to work. If an employee returning from medical leave is unable to perform the essential functions of the job because of a physical or mental condition, the Company’s obligations to that employee may be governed by the Americans With Disabilities Act. Any employee who fails to report for work at the end of an approved leave may be deemed to have voluntarily resigned. It is the responsibility of each employee to promptly report all on-district experience – three (3) months in any one calendar year; those with over three (3) but not over five (5) years experience – sixthe-job injuries. If an injury does occur, it must be reported to the employee’s immediate supervisor or the office immediately.

Medical Leave of Absence. When an employee has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave and is still unable to return to work for the reasons enumerated in sick leave policy, the Board of Education will, upon proper application of the employee, place the employee on medical leave of absence. Such a leave will begin on the day that the accumulated sick leave reaches zero and the employee has no earnings due, and will be for not less than the balance of the current school year or current school semester whichever is shorter and for a maximum period of not more than two (2) consecutive school years in addition to the remainder of the semester during which it commences. While on medical leave of absence, the employee ceases to accumulate sick leave. The Board of Education will, however, pay its full share of the employee's hospitalization and major medical insurance and group term life premiums falling due and payable prior to the end of the month during which the medical leave begins. An employee may request emergency short-term medical leave for a total period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, in which case all fringe benefits will be maintained by the Board, and the employee shall return to the position temporarily vacated. A condition precedent to the granting of any such short-term emergency medical leave shall be the providing by the employee of a doctor's certificate indicating both the necessity for such leave and the reasonableness of anticipated return within thirty (30) days. Should the employee in question be unable to return to full- full-time responsibilities upon completion of said thirty (30) day period, he/she must request regular medical leave in accordance with the terms of the remainder of this policy. An employee on medical leave of absence will be carried on payroll records as required by 3313.202, Ohio Revised Code. An employee shall be paid in full the balance due him/her in his/her last check with appropriate deductions made for federal withholding tax, state income tax, city income tax, retirement contribution, insurance, dues, etc. While an employee is on medical leave of absence, the Board will pay its share of the employee's total fringe benefit package for the following periods: employees with zero (0) to three (3) years in-district experience – three (3) months in any one calendar year; those with over three (3) but not over five (5) years years’ experience – six

Medical Leave of Absence. When an Any employee has exhausted covered under this contract requesting a medical leave of absence shall make application on a form provided for that purpose to the Executive Director for Human Resources & Labor Relations or his/her accumulated sick leave and is still unable designee, who shall make his/her recommendation to return to work for the reasons enumerated in sick leave policy, the Board of Education will, upon proper application Education. The approval or rejection of the employeerequest shall be reflected in the minutes of the School Board meeting at which the request is addressed by the Board of Education. An application for a medical leave must be supported by medical certification from a health care provider stating a date on which the illness or disability commenced, place the probable duration of the condition, the appropriate medical facts, and a statement that the employee on is unable to perform the essential functions of his or her position. Should the Board have a reasonable basis to question the validity of the contents of the medical leave certification, it may require, at the Board’s expense, the employee to obtain the opinion of absencea second health care provider designated or approved by the Board concerning any information within the medical certification. Such a The leave will begin on not be delayed for the day purpose of obtaining the second opinion. In the event that the accumulated sick leave reaches zero and employee’s health care provider who signed the employee has no earnings dueauthorization is a specialist, and will the second opinion shall be for not less than obtained from a specialist in the balance of the current school year or current school semester whichever is shorter and same discipline. Medical leaves may be granted for a maximum period of time equal to the employee’s length of service, but not more than to exceed two (2) consecutive school years. All individuals who are on a medical leave at the time of ratification will be grandfathered for that condition until they have exhausted the four (4) years in addition or return to work, whichever comes first, at which time the grandfather clause will cease for that person. Employees returning from such leave shall present to the remainder Board a statement of satisfactory health by a qualified examining physician designated by the semester during which it commences. While on medical leave of absence, the employee ceases to accumulate sick leave. The Board of Education will, however, pay its full share of the employee's hospitalization and major medical insurance and group term life premiums falling due and payable prior to the end of return. This statement must be provided to the month Non-Certified Personnel Office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the Employee’s scheduled return to work. Seniority shall accumulate during which a medical leave. No increment on the medical leave beginssalary schedule shall be lost. An employee may request emergency short-term medical leave for After one (1) year on such a total period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar daysleave, in which case all fringe benefits the employee’s position will be maintained by the Board, and the employee shall return to the position temporarily vacatedpermanently bid. A condition precedent to the granting of any such short-term emergency Employees on a medical leave shall be utilize all accumulated sick leave, and will receive insurance benefits for a period of twenty-four (24) months after all sick leave has been exhausted, provided however, if an employee has less than twelve (12) months seniority at the providing by the employee of a doctor's certificate indicating both the necessity for such leave and the reasonableness of anticipated return within thirty (30) days. Should the employee in question be unable to return to full- time responsibilities upon completion of said thirty (30) day period, he/she must request regular medical leave in accordance with the terms commencement of the remainder leave, he or she shall receive such benefits for a period of twelve (12) months. Holidays will not be paid while on this policyunpaid leave. An employee on Holidays, sick days, and vacation days do not accumulate during a medical leave of absence will be carried on payroll records as required by 3313.202leave, Ohio Revised Code. An employee and shall be paid in full the balance due him/her in his/her last check with appropriate deductions made for federal withholding tax, state income tax, city income tax, retirement contribution, insurance, dues, etc. While an employee is on medical leave of absence, the Board will pay its share of prorated upon the employee's total fringe benefit package for the following periods: employees with zero (0) to three (3) years in-district experience – three (3) months in any one calendar year; those with over three (3) but not over five (5) years experience – six’s return.