Common use of Utilization of Sick Leave With Pay Clause in Contracts

Utilization of Sick Leave With Pay. Teachers who have accrued sick leave shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment during the applicable work year, which is due to the teacher's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the teacher's immediate family (teacher's parent, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, or other member of the immediate household) where the teacher's presence is required because of illness or death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. The Agency has the duty to require that the teacher make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the teacher's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the teacher's claim for sick leave if the teacher is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the teacher is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from a teacher to determine whether the teacher should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the teacher's return to work would be a health hazard to either the teacher or to others. In cases of pregnancy, the Agency may require a certificate from the attending physician to determine if the teacher should be allowed to work. * Definition of a member of the employee’s immediate household includes where the person lives in the employee’s home and whether the person is a legal dependent or the employee has legal custody of the person.

Utilization of Sick Leave With Pay. Teachers who have accrued sick leave shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment during the applicable work year, which is due to the teacher's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the teacher's immediate family (teacher's parent, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, or other member of the immediate household) where the teacher's presence is required because of illness or death in the immediate family of the teacher or the teacher's spouse. .* The Agency has the duty to require that the teacher make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the teacher's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the teacher's claim for sick leave if the teacher is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the teacher is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from a teacher to determine whether the teacher should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the teacher's return to work would be a health hazard to either the teacher or to others. In cases of pregnancy, the Agency may require a certificate from the attending physician to determine if the teacher should be allowed to work. * Definition of a member of the employee’s immediate household includes where the person lives in the employee’s home and whether the person is a legal dependent or the employee has legal custody of the person.