Bridging of Service for Temporary Employees Hired After a Gap in Employment. All temporary employees who are hired into regular positions at LAAW within 18 months following the conclusion of a temporary position shall have their time as a temporary employee count toward their length of service (seniority) with the organization for purposes of time-off accruals and any other benefits based on years of service. Seniority within a job classification will be bridged if the formerly temporary employee is hired as a regular employee in the same classification within 18 months after the conclusion of the temporary employment, or if a Fellow is hired as a Staff Attorney within 18 months of completing their Fellowship. Thus, for example, a temporary legal assistant/paralegal subsequently hired within 18 months as a regular legal assistant/paralegal will have their classification seniority bridged back to their original hire date (less any time between the positions). Likewise, a former Skadden Fellow subsequently hired within 18 months as a Staff Attorney will have classification seniority based on their hire date as a Fellow (less any time in between the positions). Likewise, although otherwise excluded from the bargaining unit under this Agreement, Fellows with term appointments of six months or less who subsequently are hired into regular positions at LAAW within 18 months following the completion of the fellowship shall have their term of service as a Fellow count toward length of service for benefit accrual purposes and classification seniority.
Bridging of Service for Temporary Employees Hired After a Gap in Employment. All temporary employees who are hired into regular positions at EBCLC within one year following the conclusion of a temporary position shall have their time as a temporary employee count toward their length of service (seniority) with the organization for purposes of time-off accruals and any other benefits based on years of service. Seniority within a job classification will be bridged if the formerly temporary employee is hired as a regular employee in the same classification within one year after the conclusion of the temporary employment, or if a Fellow is hired as a Staff Attorney within one year of completing their Fellowship. Thus, for example, a temporary legal assistant/paralegal subsequently hired within one year as a regular legal assistant/paralegal will have their classification seniority bridged back to their original hire date (less any time between the positions). Likewise, a former Skadden Fellow subsequently hired within one year as a Staff Attorney will have classification seniority based on their hire date as a Fellow (less any time in between the positions).
