Extended leave for medical reasons. Where a medical certificate signed by a legally qualified medical practitioner is provided stating that a longer period of pregnancy leave is required for health reasons affecting the mother or the unborn child, the employee shall be entitled to an extension of her pregnancy leave up to a maximum of 1(one) year. It is understood that should a pregnant employee avail herself of this extended leave for medical reasons, she is entitled to a further extended leave under article 24.05 (illness of the child) up to a combined maximum of 1 (one) year.
Extended leave for medical reasons. An employee who has worked for the Employer for at least one year and who has worked at least 1,250 hours in the year preceding the leave request and who is ineligible for, or has exhausted, pregnancy or family leave under A or B, may be granted a medical leave of absence. Such leave may be granted upon receipt of a physician’s statement to confirm the employee’s medical need for the leave, up to a maximum of six (6) months in one twelve (12) month period, calculated on a rolling twelve (12) month cycle. Any leave taken under Subsections A, B, or C shall count toward the six (6) months maximum limit, regardless of whether the leave taken was for the employee’s own health condition or the health condition of another person.
