CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY. 17.1.1 A pregnant bargaining unit member in paid status with the District shall be eligible to take paid sick leave in accordance with Article 11 of this agreement. Members who have questions about the details of parental or pregnancy leave may contact human resources. 17.1.2 Unit members who are working are entitled to use personal illness and injury leave for disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery where from on the same terms and conditions governing leaves of absence for other illness or medical disability. Once paid sick leave is exhausted, unit members may take pregnancy disability leave under the terms of Education Code Section 44977, which provides for payment of the employee’s salary at 50% differential. Pregnancy disability leave under Education Code Section 44977 will run concurrently with the paid sick leave. Such leave shall not be used for child care, child rearing, or preparation for childbearing, but shall be limited to those disabilities as set forth above. The length of such pregnancy disability leave, including the date on which the unit member returns to duty, shall be determined by the unit member and the unit member’s physician; however, should the time away exceed 6 weeks (8 weeks for a C-section delivery) the District Superintendent or designee may require a verification of the extent of disability through a physical examination of the unit member by a physician appointed by the District at District Expense.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
