Pregnancy Disability Leave Clause Examples

Pregnancy Disability Leave. 1. Permanent employees covered by this Agreement, upon the submission of acceptable medical evidence, shall be entitled to pregnancy-disability leave as hereinafter set forth. Request for such leave will be made in writing to the Personnel Department. Notification of the pregnancy shall be given to the Personnel Department not later than the end of the fourth month of the pregnancy. Except for reasons of health and safety or inability to perform her job, the pregnant employee shall be permitted to work provided the attending physician approves and so advises in writing. The utilization of earned and accrued sick leave shall be limited only by the length of the employee's approved disability due to pregnancy. 2. During maternity leave, permanent employees may utilize earned leave time (sick, vacation, administrative or compensatory) but shall not be required to exhaust accrued leave before taking a leave without pay for pregnancy-disability. The employee must exhaust all accrued sick leave prior to being eligible for New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance. 3. Subject to approval by the appointing authority, employees covered by this Agreement who are entitled to pregnancy-disability leave who are without or have exhausted accrued sick leave, vacation or compensatory time will be granted a leave of absence without pay to the end of the period of pregnancy-disability prescribed above. Leaves of absence may be granted by the appointing authority with the approval of the Civil Service Commission for a period or periods not to exceed a total of one (1) year from the initial date of pregnancy-disability leave, upon written request when accompanied by a doctor's certificate setting forth the need therefore. 4. Child care leave may be granted by the appointing authority for a maximum of one (1) year under the same terms and conditions applicable to all other personal leaves without pay.