Leaves for Illness of Long Duration. 7.16.1 When the Employee’s sick leave is exhausted and the Employee is unable to return to service because of personal illness (physical/emotional) or injury not covered by Washington Workmen’s Compensation Law, the Employee will be granted leave without pay. The Employee, or designee, shall within 10 days of the expiration of their accumulated sick leave contact the Superintendent or designee to arrange a mutually agreeable period of leave, not to exceed the remainder of their current Employee Contract. Current Employee Contract shall be defined as the Employee Contract the Employee is under when their accumulated sick leave expires. See Section 7.5 (FMLA Leave).
Leaves for Illness of Long Duration. When the Employee’s sick leave is exhausted and the Employee is unable to return to service because of personal illness (physical or emotional), or injury not covered by Worker’s Compensation, the Employee shall be granted leave without pay. The Employee, or his/her Designee, shall within ten (10) days of the expiration of his/her accumulated sick leave contact the Employer to arrange a mutually agreeable period of leave, not to exceed the remainder of his/her current employment contract.
Leaves for Illness of Long Duration. A. Absence due to illness in excess of accumulated and/or advanced sick leave will automatically place certificated/licensed employees on leave without pay for additional days missed.
Leaves for Illness of Long Duration. 1. When the Employee's sick leave is exhausted and the Employee is unable to return to service because of personal illness (physical/emotional) or injury not covered by Washington Workmen's Compensation Law, the Employee will be granted leave without pay. The Employee, or his/her designee, shall within 10 days of the expiration of his/her accumulated sick leave contact the Superintendent or designee to arrange a mutually agreeable period of leave, not to exceed the remainder of his/her current Employee Contract. Current Employee Contract shall be defined as the Employee Contract the Employee is under when his/her accumulated sick leave expires. See also FMLA Leave.
Leaves for Illness of Long Duration. Employees whose paid sick leave expires and who are still unable to return to work due to illness shall submit a request for an unpaid leave of absence. Said request shall include a doctor's certificate stating the nature of the illness, the probable duration of the illness and any other information relative to the request. Upon approval of the Board, the employee shall be placed on unpaid leave of absence. Employees returning from leaves of absence because of illness which have extended beyond the current school year will be guaranteed an assignment, except in staff reductions when seniority shall apply as per Education Law, in their tenure area the following school year. An employee returning to duty after an extended sick leave must present a written statement of his/her physical fitness from his/her physician.
