LEAVES OF ABSENCE(5) Clause Samples

LEAVES OF ABSENCE(5). 4.1. The Employer will not arbitrarily or unreasonably deny a personal leave of absence of up to three (3) months requested by an employee in writing that explains the purpose of the leave; it being understood, however, that only one personal leave of absence may be applied for and received by an employee under this section during his/her anniversary year. 4.2. An employee will not be entitled to a personal leave until s/he has completed one hundred eighty (180) working days of employment, and an employee will not be entitled to a medical leave until s/he has completed ninety (90) days of employment. 4.3. Before a medical leave or extensions thereof are granted, the employee must provide his/her department head with a verifiable doctor’s report, including a description of the specific injury or illness suffered and an anticipated return to work date, which subsequently will be kept current should it change. Before being allowed to return to work from medical leave, the employee must notify his/her department head at least five (5) days before the date of his/her actual return and provide a doctor’s note specifically noting that there are no medical restrictions that limit the employee’s ability to do his/her job or that the limitations do not prohibit the employee from performing any of his/her positions’ essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodations. 4.4. No authorized leave of absence will be deemed to exist under this Agreement unless requested by the affected employee in writing and granted in writing by the Employer; it being understood, however, that when an emergency arises, a leave may be requested and granted orally and that the request and the approval will promptly be reduced to writing after the emergency abates. (a) An employee will be allowed a family or medical leave as provided for by the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (b) The parties recognize that the leaves of absence that may be granted in Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.3 above, including leaves for worker’s compensation, encompass leaves that may be taken under the NJFLA and FMLA and that these leaves will run concurrently with any leave granted above. (c) The Employer may transfer employees on intermittent or reduced schedule leave. Prior to transfer, the Employer will advise the Union of the transfer and the reasons therefor. The decision to transfer an employee will not be unreasonable,