An employee on Medical. Emergency Leave who has received the approval of his/her physician and the Center for Employee Health and Wellness to return to work on a part-time basis (less than the employee’s normally scheduled hours of work per pay period) may record a combined total of work time and Medical Emergency Leave not to exceed each pay period the lesser of eighty (80) hours or the employee’s normally scheduled hours of work.
An employee on Medical. Emergency Leave who has received the approval of his/her physician and the Center for Employee Health and Wellness to return to full time work shall have all unused Medical Emergency Leave up to 176 hours converted to an equal amount of sick leave which will be available to the employee according to the applicable Sick Leave Article of this Agreement. Any unused Medical Emergency Leave in excess of 176 hours shall be returned to the donor(s) in accordance with procedures established by the County.
An employee on Medical. Emergency Leave who has received the approval of his/her physician and the Center for Employee Health and Wellness to return to work on a part-time basis (less than the employee’s normally scheduled hours of work per pay period) may record a combined total of work time and Medical Emergency Leave not to exceed each pay period the lesser of eighty (80) hours or the employee’s normally scheduled hours of work. However, should the employee accrue paid leave, the employee is required to use those accruals before utilizing Medical Emergency Leave hours (i.e., Medical Emergency Leave hours may not be used in place of other available leave accruals). For example, an employee who has returned to work on a part-time basis who has a balance of 10 hours of paid leave shall be required to use those paid leave hours before using Medical Emergency Leave hours. However, the employee may use any Medical Emergency Leave hours after exhausting accrued paid leave.
