Common use of Availability of Leave Clause in Contracts

Availability of Leave. In determining the availability of leave the District will consider the leave available to a person (whether paid or unpaid) by virtue of existing employment conditions. The intent of the District is to ensure that each individual covered by the Act shall have the leave benefits available as a result of the law's requirements. It is not the intent of the District of this policy to provide leave benefits that exceed those authorized by rule, policy or existing law as supplemented by the Act. Thus, an eligible employee must use any accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave and sick leave for any part of the twelve (12) week period. It is the policy of the District that all paid non-Act leave will be used first. An employee requesting leave for one of the reasons authorized by the Act will be entitled to the leave available by virtue of existing leave policies. In the event the application of these policies results in less leave than is required by the Act an eligible individual will be entitled to such additional leave as is necessary to result in the minimum leave specified in the Act for covered individuals. Where the employee's spouse is also employed by the District, the total number of work weeks of act leave to which both spouses are entitled are limited to twelve (12) weeks during a year if such leave is for the birth of a child or to care for a child or for placement for adoption care of a child.

Availability of Leave. In determining the availability of leave the District will consider the leave available to a person (whether paid or unpaid) by virtue of existing employment conditions. The intent of the District is to ensure insure that each individual covered by the Act shall have the leave benefits available as a result of the law's requirements. It is not the intent of the District of or this policy to provide leave benefits that exceed those authorized by rule, policy or existing law as supplemented by the Act. Thus, an eligible employee must use any accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave and sick leave for any part of the twelve (12) week period. It is the policy of the District that all paid non-Act leave will be used first. An employee requesting leave for one of the reasons authorized by the Act will be entitled to the leave available by virtue of existing leave policies. In the event the application of these policies results in less leave than is required by the Act an eligible individual will be entitled to such additional leave as is necessary to result in the minimum leave specified in the Act for covered individuals. Where the employee's spouse is also employed by the District, the total number of work weeks of act Act leave to which both spouses are entitled are is limited to twelve (12) work weeks during a year if such leave is for the birth of a child or to care for a child or for placement for adoption or xxxxxx care of a child.