Employee's Own Serious Health Condition. If the City has reason to doubt the validity of a certification, the City may require a medical opinion of a second health care provider chosen and paid for by the City. If the second opinion is different from the first, the City may require the opinion of a third provider jointly approved by the City and the employee, but paid for by the City. The opinion of the third provider will be binding. An employee may request a copy of the health care provider's opinion when there is a recertification.
Employee's Own Serious Health Condition. If the Family and Medical Leave is for the employee’s own serious health condition, then the employee must apply for benefits through the Disability Insurance available to the employee. If benefits are approved through the insurance provider, and it is permissible under the terms and conditions of the insurance plan, the ACLU-NC/LF will pay employee the difference between the benefits paid by the insurance and employee’s normal base salary during the period disability benefits are approved (up to the total of twelve (12) weeks of FML). If benefits are denied through the insurance provider, the employee may use any accrued Paid Vacation Time and/or any accrued Paid Health Care Leave. Once accrued Paid Vacation Time and Paid Health Care Leave are exhausted, any remaining period of Family and Medical Leave will be paid at a reduced amount equal to the ACLU-NC/LF’s portion of the normal base salary during the period of FML as if the insurer had approved the claim.
