Definition of Total Disability Total disability means that the employee is unable, because of sickness or accident, to perform the duties of their regular occupation. This definition applies for the first twenty-four (24) months of payments. After this time, the inability to perform an occupation for which the employee is reasonably fitted by training, education or experience will constitute total disability. It is not required that an employee be confined to home, but they must be under the regular care of a physician.
Emergency Call Back Emergency Call Back is defined as those instances when unit members have not been placed on-call, but are contacted to return to their work location or to perform work on short notice during an off-duty period. Non-exempt employees shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours at the appropriate rate of pay on each non- work day they are called back. Exempt employees shall receive compensatory time on an hour-for-hour basis at not less than four (4) hours for call back work. In the event employees are required to report to work, both exempt and non-exempt employees shall be paid for mileage incurred in reporting to and returning from work for call back duties. If the call-back duties require work in excess of the four (4)-hour minimum, the employee shall be compensated at the appropriate rate of pay for the actual number of hours worked. If the call back duties occur during a week in which the District is closed as the result of a recognized holiday, the holiday hours shall count as hours worked for the purposes of computing overtime compensation for non-exempt employees pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Definition of a Grievance A grievance is defined as a dispute or disagreement as to the interpretation or application of the specific terms and conditions of this Agreement.