Common use of Return from Protected Leave Clause in Contracts

Return from Protected Leave. Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this article, nurses returning from a protected leave will be reassigned to their former position or an equivalent position. For purposes of this provision, protected leave shall include leaves designated as FMLA or OFLA family or medical leave, military family leave, and OVCCLA leave. If the nurse is on a leave that is either not protected or has extended beyond the statutory period allowed for the protected leave, and the position has been filled by another nurse, the nurse may bid on any open position suitable to his/her qualifications and interests or, at the nurse’s option, may be granted a per diem position in the nurse’s previously held shift and unit. For purposes of this provision, protected leave shall include leaves designated as FMLA or OFLA family or medical leave, military family leave, and OVCCLA leave.

Return from Protected Leave. Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this article, nurses returning from a protected leave will be reassigned to their former position or an equivalent position. For purposes of this provision, protected leave shall include leaves designated as FMLA or OFLA family or medical leave, military family leave, and OVCCLA leave. If the nurse is on a leave that is either not protected or has extended beyond the statutory period allowed for the protected leave, and the position has been filled by another nurse, the nurse may bid on any open position suitable to his/her qualifications and interests or, at the nurse’s option, may be granted a per diem position in the nurse’s previously held shift and unitprogram. For purposes of this provision, protected leave shall include leaves designated as FMLA or OFLA family or medical leave, military family leave, and OVCCLA leave.