Disability Due to Pregnancy. The Board declares its policy that women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall be treated the same for all employment related purposes
Disability Due to Pregnancy. For purposes of absence due to caring for or being with a member of the Professional Staff Member's immediate family who is ill or injured or for a death in the Professional Staff Member's immediate family, immediate family shall be defined as the Professional Staff Member's parents, grandparents, current spouse, children, sisters, brothers, stepparents, stepchildren, xxxxxx parents, xxxxxx children, grandchildren, current spouse's immediate family or any dependent living in the Professional Staff Member's household. For the illness of persons not defined above, authorization for sick leave may be granted by the Superintendent.
Disability Due to Pregnancy. In the case of an extended illness exceeding five (5) consecutive workdays, the employee is required to report additional absences to the immediate supervisor or other designated person. The policy for notification is as follows:
Disability Due to Pregnancy. 1. An employee requesting leave for disability due to pregnancy must notify the Superintendent as soon as possible after medical confirmation of such pregnancy. The beginning date of the maternity leave shall be determined by the employee and her physician with the understanding that she must be able to perform all her employment responsibilities while on active service in the District.
2. The employee shall return to work as soon as she is physically able to perform her duties, unless the Board has granted an unpaid extended leave for childcare. Disputes as to physical incapacity shall be decided by the employee's physician.
3. Leaves of absence for disability due to pregnancy of a non- tenured employee shall not extend beyond the end of the contract school year in which the leave commenced.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection A. 3. Hereinabove, an employee may use any or all of her accumulated sick leave for disability due to pregnancy. If the disability leave continues beyond the period defined by statute as disability due to pregnancy, the Board may require proof of continued disability.
Disability Due to Pregnancy a. As soon as the unit member’s physician determines the starting date for disability leave due to pregnancy, the unit member must notify the District in writing by means of a disability form completed by her physician who provides an estimate of the delivery date and an estimate of the beginning of the disability period.
b. A unit member may elect to utilize her unused and available paid sick leave during her period of physical disability caused by pregnancy or childbirth and shall notify her supervisor sixty (60) days in advance, if possible, of the antici- pated delivery period. Xxxx leave will be paid only during the time period in which her physician certifies in writing that she is physically disabled, and only to the extent of the number of paid sick days available.
c. The unit member shall be permitted to continue on active duty until her date of disability as certified by her physician, provided she does perform the full duties and responsibilities of her position, and furnishes additional statements from her physician upon reasonable request
Disability Due to Pregnancy. An employee may use sick leave for absence due to disability to the employee caused by complications attributed to pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and normal postpartum recovery. Normal childbirth and recovery shall be limited to two weeks prior to the expected delivery, and six weeks subsequent to delivery, upon written recommendation of the attending physician. Additional days may be granted by the supervisor or his designee for disability due to pregnancy pursuant to the employee filing written justification and recommendation from the attending physician.
Disability Due to Pregnancy. 9:4.1 Pregnant employees shall apply for a disability leave of absence. Such leave may be granted commencing with the period of actual disability and terminating with the end of the period of actual disability. The following conditions shall apply to pregnancy disability leaves.
9:4.2 The employee shall notify the Superintendent of her pregnancy as soon as possible after medical confirmation. 9:4.3 Upon request of the Board, request for maternity leave shall include a statement from a physician confirming the pregnancy and anticipated date of birth.
Disability Due to Pregnancy. 1. A teacher shall notify the superintendent of her pregnancy at least three (3) months prior to due date. The teacher may request a maternity leave and the leave shall commence on the date recommended by the attending physician and shall terminate when the attending physician has certified the teacher physically capable of returning to full time employment.
2. Pregnant teachers who are medically disabled are entitled to sick leave utilization in accordance with "N.J.S.A. 18A:30-1 et seq."
3. Any teacher granted a maternity leave shall, at her request, be restored to the exact same teacher position, subject, area, and grade level vacated at the commencement of the leave insofar as possible at the time the request is made.
Disability Due to Pregnancy. Disability due to pregnancy shall be treated in the same manner as all other temporary disabilities.
Disability Due to Pregnancy. 9:4.1 Pregnant employees shall apply for a disability leave of absence. Such leave may be granted commencing with the period of actual disability and terminating with the end of the period of actual disability. The following conditions shall apply to pregnancy disability leaves.
9:4.2 The employee shall notify the Superintendent of her pregnancy as soon as possible after medical confirmation.
9:4.3 Upon request of the Board, request for maternity leave shall include a statement from a physician confirming the pregnancy and anticipated date of birth.
9:4.4 Exact dates of leave will be arranged in consideration of both medical evidence and administrative feasibility. The Board of Education reserves the right to regulate the termination dates of anticipated disability leaves in order to preserve educational continuity. When this occurs, an employee who is placed on an involuntary unpaid leave shall be entitled to all sick leave during the period of actual disability.
9:4.5 A statement from a physician certifying that an employee is physically able to return to duty may be required by the Board before the employee is permitted to return from maternity leave.
9:4.6 An employee’s return date to employment may be extended for a reasonable period of time at her request and upon approval by the Board for reasons associated with pregnancy, birth or related medical cause.
9:4.7 A disability leave of absence may not be extended beyond the end of the school year in which the leave is obtained.
9:4.8 Except as provided above, no employee shall be barred from returning to duty after the birth of her child solely because there has not been a certain time lapse between the birth and her desired date of return.
9:4.9 No employee shall be removed from her duties during pregnancy except upon one of the following reasons.
a. The Board has found that her performance has noticeably declined.
b. The pregnant employee is found to be medically unable to continue working by her own physician and the Board’s physician, or where these physicians disagree, by a physician jointly selected by the Board and the employee.
9:4.10 Any employee granted disability leave may, at her discretion, elect to use all or part of her accumulated sick leave during the period of actual disability and receive full pay and benefits.
