Common use of Compensation During Leave Clause in Contracts

Compensation During Leave. Leave necessitated by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery therefrom shall be treated the same as sick leave. Consequently, a classified employee shall utilize sick leave and any other available differential sick pay leave during the period of the pregnancy disability/family care and medical leave. The accumulated sick leave shall be used first. After the accumulated leave is exhausted, the employee shall use any available extended sick leave. The employee may also elect, or the District may require the employee to utilize any other paid leave during the pregnancy disability/family care and medical leave. Nothing in this policy shall require the District to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in any situation in which the District would not otherwise provide any such paid leave.