Common use of Certification of Need for Leave Clause in Contracts

Certification of Need for Leave. Family Care and Medical Leaves In all cases involving the need for a leave due to a serious health condition, as defined in this section above and Government Code Section 12945.2, unit members must provide certification from a health care provider regarding (1) the date on which the serious health condition commenced and (2) the probable duration of the condition. (2013) In cases where the leave is for the worker's own serious health condition, certification also will include a statement that the worker is unable to perform the function of his or her position. In cases where the leave is for a serious health condition of the worker's parent, child, or spouse, certification shall include an estimate of the amount of time the unit member will require to care for the child, parent, or spouse. This statement shall also include a statement from the health care provider that the unit member's participation to provide care is warranted during the period of treatment of the seriously ill member of the immediate family (i.e., parent, child, or spouse of the worker). In any event, the requirements of this section apply only to a Family and Medical Leave, and not to utilization of sick leaves or other leaves which do not involve concurrent counting with Family Care and Medical Leave.