Catastrophic Illness or Injury Leave. 1. A catastrophic illness or injury shall be defined as a medical condition not covered by Worker's Compensation requiring absence from work greater than fifty (50) working days of consecutive absence for a single illness or injury. 2. An employee who sustains a catastrophic illness or injury may apply for and receive, for use on a matching basis, supplementary catastrophic illness or injury leave not to exceed the number of regular, unused sick leave days that the employee had accumulated on the first day of the regular sick leave applied to the catastrophic illness or injury. 3. Two (2) medical verifications of such catastrophic illness or injury shall be required. Employees shall fully cooperate with the Board and shall authorize the release of any medical records necessary. The Board shall satisfy itself that any claim for catastrophic illness or injury leave is legitimate and correctly states the facts. The Board may at its expense require an independent medical examination. 4. The School District's granting of matching leave days shall begin on the fifty-first (51) scheduled work day of catastrophic illness or injury.
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Catastrophic Illness or Injury Leave. 1. A catastrophic illness or injury shall be defined as a medical condition not covered by Worker's Compensation requiring absence from work greater than fifty (50) working days of consecutive absence for a single illness or injury.
2. An employee who sustains a catastrophic illness or injury may apply for and receive, for use on a matching basis, supplementary catastrophic illness or injury leave not to exceed the number of regular, unused sick leave days that the employee had accumulated on the first day of the regular sick leave applied to the catastrophic illness or injury.
3. Two (2) medical verifications of such catastrophic illness or injury shall be required. Employees shall fully cooperate with the Board and shall authorize the release of any medical records necessary. The Board shall satisfy itself that any claim for catastrophic illness or injury leave is legitimate and correctly states the facts. The Board may at its expense require an independent medical examination.
4. The School District's granting of matching leave days shall begin on the fifty-first (51) scheduled work day of catastrophic illness or injury.first
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
