Common use of Disability Layoff Clause in Contracts

Disability Layoff. In the event the employee is unable to return to work at the end of the six (6) month disability leave of absence (referenced above), the employee shall be placed in a disability lay-off status for a period not to exceed eighteen (18) months. No health insurance contribution shall be made during the eighteen (18) month disability layoff. 1. During this disability layoff period, should the employee’s physician approve, in writing, the employee may return to work in a vacant position within the classification they held prior to the disability provided they have the ability to do the work. 2. If no vacancy exists or the employee is unable to do the work within the classification they held previously, the employee may, provided they have the ability to do the work, on the basis of general seniority displace the most junior employee in any job classification equal to or lower in range than his or her original position within the bargaining unit. 3. If, upon returning to work, it is discovered that the employee cannot perform the duties of the position, they shall be returned to their previous status to serve the balance of the eighteen (18) month disability layoff.

Disability Layoff. In the event the employee is unable to return to work at the end of the six (6) month disability leave of absence (referenced above), the employee shall be placed in a disability lay-lay- off status for a period not to exceed eighteen (18) months. No health insurance contribution shall be made during the eighteen (18) month disability layoff. 1. During this disability layoff period, should the employee’s physician approve, in writing, the employee may return to work in a vacant position within the classification they held prior to the disability provided they have the ability to do the work. 2. If no vacancy exists or the employee is unable to do the work within the classification they held previously, the employee may, provided they have the ability to do the work, on the basis of general seniority displace the most junior employee in any job classification equal to or lower in range than his or her original position within the bargaining unit. 3. If, upon returning to work, it is discovered that the employee cannot perform the duties of the position, they shall be returned to their previous status to serve the balance of the eighteen (18) month disability layoff.