Leave Without Pay (LWOP. 1. An employee’s request for leave without pay may be granted as follows: a. When serving as an officer, employee, or representative of the Union: (1) An employee who has been duly elected or appointed as a Union Officer or Delegate, and whose official Union duties may require an extended absence from their regular position, may be granted personal leave and/or leave without pay upon request, not to exceed four (4) cumulative years, pursuant to a sixty (60) day written notice. LWOP shall not be granted for the purposes of political campaigning. b. To deal with personal matters or emergencies. 2. Eligible employees are entitled to LWOP for the following purposes: a. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), provides covered employees with an entitlement to a total of up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave (LWOP) during any twelve (12) month period for certain family and medical needs. Military caregiver leave allows an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or ‘next of kin’ of a covered veteran with a serious injury or illness to take up to a total of twenty-six
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Leave Without Pay (LWOP. 1. An employee’s request for leave without pay may be granted as follows:
a. When serving as an officer, employee, or representative of the Union:
(1) An employee who has been duly elected or appointed as a Union Officer or Delegate, and whose official Union duties may require an extended absence from their regular position, may be granted personal leave and/or leave without pay upon request, not to exceed four one (41) cumulative years, pursuant to a sixty (60) day written notice. LWOP shall not be granted for the purposes of political campaigning.
b. To deal with personal matters or emergencies.
2. Eligible employees are entitled to LWOP for the following purposes:
a. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), provides covered employees with an entitlement to a total of up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave (LWOP) during any twelve (12) month period for certain family and medical needs. Military caregiver leave allows an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or ‘next of kin’ of a covered veteran with a serious injury or illness to take up to a total of twenty-six
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement