Common use of Physical Incapacity Clause in Contracts

Physical Incapacity. a. Employees are responsible to inform or cause the Administration to be informed of the health-connected reason for any absence as soon as possible. b. Prior to the expiration of a paid sick leave, an employee may request an extended non- compensable leave of absence terminating at a specified date. The request must be in writing. c. Should extension of such leave be required, a renewal application and a physician's certification must be submitted. d. When an employee is released by the attending physician to return to work, the employee shall notify the Personnel Office in writing of his/her intent to return. The notice must be supported by a report from the attending physician that the employee is fully recovered and capable of performing the functions and duties of his/her position. This notice shall be given as far in advance of the employee's intended return as is practicable. e. Seniority shall continue to accumulate during physical incapacity. f. The employee shall be assigned to the position he/she held prior to the leave, provided he/she is released to return to work from the physician within 12 months of the onset of the disability. If unable to return within 12 months, the employee will be able to exercise seniority rights to bump into: (1) Any sub-classification within his/her occupational group that is in a direct line across or beneath his/her group sub-classification; or (2) Any sub-classification within his/her occupational group that said employee had previously held on a permanent basis; or (3) Into any occupational group for which he/she is qualified on a district-wide basis providing that he/she has held that position previously.

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