Continued Illness. At the beginning of each fiscal year, if the bargaining unit member continues to be ill and is in a paid status, the unit member is entitled to a new 100 day period as of the date he/she is scheduled to begin performing service.
Continued Illness. The Board may grant an unpaid leave of absence to an employee who has exhausted all accumulated sick leave, but who continues to be ill or disabled. Such leave may be for the duration of the illness or disability, not to exceed one (1) calendar year. This leave shall run concurrently with Family and Medical Leave, where available. Any employee who has been employed for a minimum of six (6) months and must remain on medical leave as a result of being diagnosed with a terminal illness as verified by a physician’s certification, whether or not the employee is eligible for Family and Medical Leave, shall continue to receive paid insurance coverage as previously elected during the period of such approved leave. Any employee granted a leave hereunder who is not eligible for continued Board paid insurance coverage may continue all group insurance during continued illness leave by paying all premiums therefore on a timely basis. The employee may likewise be granted an unpaid leave of absence to care for a parent or child who is seriously ill or disabled for a period not to exceed one (1) calendar year, to run concurrently with Family and Medical Leave, where available. The leave of absence prescribed herein and any related Board paid insurance coverage as prescribed herein, may be granted at the sole discretion of the Board, provided that any such grant shall be non-precedential with respect to such employee or any other employees.
