Caregiver Leave. An employee who is pregnant, whose spouse or qualified domestic partner is pregnant, who is adopting a child, or who is responsible for care of a family member, may request and shall be granted a caregiver leave of absence without pay or benefits on the conditions set forth below: 1. A request for caregiver leave should be made sixty (60) calendar days prior to the anticipated commencement of the leave. 2. A meeting with the Chief Operating Officer will be arranged to discuss a mutually convenient separation date as well as the anticipated date of return to full-time employment. 3. The leave of absence shall be granted for up to one year. Upon sixty (60) calendar days’ notice to the Board, up to an additional one (1) year leave will be granted. 4. No more than one spouse or qualified domestic partner employed by the District shall be entitled to a caregiver leave concurrently. 5. Failure of an employee on leave of absence to return a signed letter of intent to return to employment at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the expiration of the leave shall be treated as a voluntary resignation. 6. Upon return, the employee shall be entitled to a position similar to that which was held prior to the leave, and at the employee’s former salary and step. 7. Family member is defined as: spouse, qualified domestic partner, child, step-child, parent, step-parent, sibling, parent-in-law, grandparent or member of the immediate household.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
