Compensation during FMLA. FMLA is unpaid, through employees receive insurance benefits; however, bargaining unit member will be required to use any available benefit time they have accrued, which will run concurrently with FMLA. Bargaining unit members may be compensated through the following:
i. Paid parental leave
ii. Accrued sick leave or personal time; or
iii. A combination of STD (should the employee participate in the employer’s STD), personal time and sick leave. Bargaining unit employee who go on an unpaid leave of absence covered by the FMLA shall receive their health and welfare benefits for the balance of the leave.
Compensation during FMLA. FMLA is unpaid; however, bargaining unit members may elect to use any available benefit time they have accrued for the first five (5) working days, which will run concurrently with FMLA.
(a) Bargaining unit members may elect to take the remainder of the FMLA unpaid, or be compensated through the following:
(i) Short Term Disability (STD);
(ii) Additional accrued PTO; or
(iii) A combination of both STD and PTO
Compensation during FMLA a. FMLA is unpaid; however, bargaining unit members may elect to use any available benefit time they have accrued for the first five (5) working days, which will run concurrently with FMLA.
b. Bargaining unit members may elect to take the remainder of the FMLA unpaid, or be compensated through the following:
i. Short Term Disability (STD);
ii. Additional accrued PTO; or
iii. A combination of both STD and PTO
c. Consistent with the Employer’s leave policies, and for purposes of clarity, the following shall apply:
i. Bargaining unit members shall not accrue PTO during periods of FMLA leave that do not qualify as intermittent FMLA leave; and
ii. Bargaining unit members may also be eligible for short-term disability under the policies maintained by the Employer for such purposes. Any short-term disability pay used by the member in connection with child birth, or any other condition that would otherwise entitle members to coverage, may, at the member’s option, run concurrently with unpaid FMLA Leave.
Compensation during FMLA a. FMLA is unpaid, though employees receive insurance benefits, provided the employee is responsible for paying for their portion of the premium; however, bargaining unit members may elect to use any available benefit time they have accrued, which will run concurrently with FMLA.
b. When an employee is eligible for and requests FMLA leave for a qualified reason, Bargaining unit members may elect to take FMLA and be compensated through the following:
i. Paid Parental Leave
ii. Short Term Disability (STD);
iii. Accrued administrative leave;
iv. Accrued sick leave; or
v. A combination of STD, administrative leave and sick leave.
c. Bargaining unit employees who go on an unpaid leave of absence covered by the FMLA shall receive their health and welfare benefits for the balance of the leave.
Compensation during FMLA a. FMLA is unpaid; however, employees may use any available benefit time they have accrued for the first five (5) working days, which will run concurrently with FMLA.
b. Employees may elect to take the remainder of the FMLA unpaid, or be compensated through the following:
i. Short Term Disability (STD);
ii. Additional accrued Paid Leave Days (PLD); or
iii. A combination of both STD and PLD
c. Employees shall not accrue paid leave days during a single block of FMLA leave.
d. Employees may also be eligible for short term disability. For non-caesarean delivery, employees may be eligible to receive up to six (6) weeks of short term disability pay after the birth of a child; for delivery by caesarean section, employees may be eligible to receive up to eight (8) weeks of short term disability pay after the birth of the child.
e. In the event of adoption or fostering of a child, or in the case of the non- birthing parent, no short term disability is available.
f. FMLA shall run concurrently with any short term disability and paid leave days taken.
g. For paid leave days taken during a leave of absence, employees are required to request paid leave days through the designated system.
