Common use of Employees on an Approved, Unprotected Leave of Absence Clause in Contracts

Employees on an Approved, Unprotected Leave of Absence. Employees receiving State Disability Insurance (SDI) wage replacement benefits and supplementing those benefits with accrued leave time to receive a full paycheck shall receive the County’s contribution to their health, dental, vision and life insurance, and retirement, if applicable. Regular full-time employees and eligible part-time employees eligible for benefits (as defined in Section 7) who are on an approved, unprotected leave of absence retain eligibility for the employer paid premium contributions for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage during the time of approved, unprotected leave, not to exceed twenty-six (26) pay periods, so long as they have at least thirty-two (32) hours of paid time per pay period. To maintain benefits, the employee’s share of the premiums necessary to continue their applicable insurance coverage shall be deducted from the employee’s paycheck, or must be paid directly to the County’s Benefits office no later than the Monday of the County’s pay week. Employees under this section who have exhausted accruals and are on approved leave without pay shall be allowed, at the employee’s own expense, to remain under the medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for up to twenty-six (26) pay periods provided that the employee makes arrangements to pay the full applicable premiums (employer and employee contributions) directly to the County’s Benefit office no later than the Monday of the County’s pay week.

Employees on an Approved, Unprotected Leave of Absence. Employees receiving State Disability Insurance (SDI) wage replacement benefits and supplementing those benefits with accrued leave time to receive a full paycheck shall receive the County’s contribution to their health, dental, vision and life insurance, and retirement, if applicable. Regular full-time employees and eligible part-time employees eligible for benefits (as defined in Section 7) who are on an approved, unprotected leave of absence retain eligibility for the employer employer-paid premium contributions for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage during the time of approved, unprotected leave, not to exceed twenty-six (26) bi-weekly pay periods, so long as they have at least thirty-two (32) hours of paid time per pay period. To maintain benefits, the employee’s share of the premiums necessary to continue their applicable insurance coverage shall be deducted from the employee’s paycheck, or must be paid directly to the County’s Benefits office no later than the Monday of the County’s pay week. Employees under this section who have exhausted accruals and are on approved leave without pay shall be allowed, at the employee’s own expense, to remain under the medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for up to twenty-six (26) pay periods provided that the employee makes arrangements to pay the full applicable premiums (employer and employee contributions) directly to the County’s Benefit office no later than the Monday of the County’s pay week.