Common use of ACCUMULATION OF LEAVE DAYS Clause in Contracts

ACCUMULATION OF LEAVE DAYS. 1. Accumulated leave will not be granted during the first 120 paid days of employment with the District. At the completion of the first 120 paid days of active employment, an employee will have the appropriate number of days (hours) credited to his/her accumulated leave time “bank”. Thereafter, employees shall earn and be granted leave time at the rate of one (1) day per month of active employment. The number of hours granted shall be the same as the number of hours worked during a normal workday. 2. Active employment is defined as reporting to work and performing the tasks for which the employees are employed. Employees qualified for workers compensation will also be considered as active employees for up to twelve months. Employees on unpaid leaves of absence for longer than ten (10) days shall not be considered as active employees. 3. Unused sick leave time shall be cumulative and shall be credited to the employee’s leave time bank. Accumulation of unused sick leave time is unlimited. 4. Accumulated sick leave time shall terminate upon severance or suspension of employment. Employees on unpaid leaves of absence shall not accumulate sick leave benefits. Employees returning from such leave and/or reinstated following any suspension shall be credited with previously earned accumulated benefits. 5. Pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act, or after five (5) consecutive days of absence, or if the District has reason to suspect abuse of attendance, an employee may be required to provide medical verification for the current absence. 6. If an employee is returning from a personal illness or injury and the employer has reason to believe the employee is not yet medically fit to return, the employer may request written medical verification that the employee is fit to return. The Board may, at its expense, send the employee to a Board identified physician for a second opinion. 7. An employee shall personally notify, if possible, his/her immediate superior or designee of his/her intended absence stating the nature of the leave (illness, death, etc.) and where they can be contacted during the day. Employees shall give such notification prior to their starting time in accordance with building/program/department expectations, if reasonably possible. Failure to do so may result in denial of leave pay for that day. 8. Use of leave for purposes other than as stated in this article shall be cause for disciplinary action up to and including discharge. 9. In case of a reasonable suspicion of abuse, the District will notify the employee in writing of the basis for the suspicion and notify the employee that the employee will be required to provide written medical verification of future accumulated leave use for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months of active employment.

ACCUMULATION OF LEAVE DAYS. 1. Accumulated leave will not be granted during the first 120 paid days of employment with the District. At the completion of the first 120 paid days of active employment, an employee will have the appropriate number of days (hours) credited to his/her their accumulated leave time “bank”. .” Thereafter, employees shall earn and be granted leave time at the rate of one (1) day per month of active employment. The number of hours granted shall be the same as the number of hours worked during a normal workday. 2. Active employment is defined as reporting to work and performing the tasks for which the employees are employed. Employees qualified for workers compensation will also be considered as active employees for up to twelve months. Employees on unpaid leaves of absence for longer than ten (10) days shall not be considered as active employees. 3. Unused sick leave time shall be cumulative and shall be credited to the employee’s leave time bank. Accumulation of unused sick leave time is unlimited. 4. Accumulated sick leave time shall terminate upon severance or suspension of employment. Employees on unpaid leaves of absence shall not accumulate sick leave benefits. Employees returning from such leave and/or reinstated following any suspension shall be credited with previously earned accumulated benefits. 5. Pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act, or after five (5) consecutive days of absence, or if the District has reason to suspect abuse of attendance, an employee may be required to provide medical verification for the current absence. 6. If an employee is returning from a personal illness or injury and the employer has reason to believe the employee is not yet medically fit to return, the employer may request written medical verification that the employee is fit to return. The Board may, at its expense, send the employee to a Board identified physician for a second opinion. 7. An employee shall personally notify, if possible, his/her their immediate superior or designee of his/her their intended absence stating the nature of the leave (illness, death, etc.) and where they can be contacted during the day. Employees shall give such notification prior to their starting time in accordance with building/program/department expectations, if reasonably possible. Failure to do so may result in denial of leave pay for that day. 8. Use of leave for purposes other than as stated in this article shall be cause for disciplinary action up to and including discharge. 9. In case of a reasonable suspicion of abuse, the District will notify the employee in writing of the basis for the suspicion and notify the employee that the employee will be required to provide written medical verification of future accumulated leave use for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months of active employment.