Extended Accident or Illness Leave. 10.5.1 An employee who has exhausted all entitlement to sick leave, vacation, compensatory time, or other available paid leave and is unable to return to his/her duties because of industrial or non-industrial accident or illness, may be granted additional leave, paid or unpaid, at the discretion of the District.
10.5.2 Additional leave granted by the District under this section may not exceed six (6) months in a period but may be renewed for two (2) additional six (6) month periods or such lesser leave periods as it may provide but not to exceed a total of eighteen (18) months.
10.5.3 The decision to grant an extended leave under this section is not grievable by the provisions of this Agreement.
Extended Accident or Illness Leave. When an employee is absent from his/her duties because of illness or an accident for a period of five (5) months or less, the amount deducted from the salary due him/her for any month in which the absence occurs shall not exceed the sum which is actually paid a substitute employee employed to fill his/her position during his/her absence.
1. The extended leave provision pertains to each illness or accident of the employee and shall commence on the first day of absence from his/her duties.
2. The extended leave provision applies to whether the accident or illness occurred on or off the job except that if the accident or illness was suffered as a result of the job, entitlement shall commence after the sixty (60) working days paid leave provided in Section L. of this Article.
3. All other leave benefits will be exhausted before the sum paid a substitute is deducted from an employee's wages.
4. The sum paid a substitute will be in accordance with a Substitute Salary Schedule, but in any event, shall be at least two and one-half (2-1/2) percent less than that paid to the absent regular employee.
5. An extended leave shall not be considered a break in service.
6. At the conclusion of the five (5) month period, an employee, who is unable to resume his/her duties, may request additional unpaid leave in six (6) month increments.
7. An employee unable to resume his/her duties after an absence of eighteen (18) months shall be placed on a re-employment list for thirty-nine (39) months in accordance with the Education Code.
Extended Accident or Illness Leave. When an employee is absent from his/her duties on account of illness or an accident for a period of five (5) months or less, the amount deducted from the salary due him/her for any month in which the absence occurs shall not exceed the sum which is actually paid a substitute employee employed to fill his/her position during his/her absence.
1. The extended leave provisions pertains to each illness or accident of the employee and shall commence on the first day of absence from his/her duties.
2. The extended leave provision applies to whether the accident or illness occurred on or off the job and shall include the entitlement provided in Section K of this Article.
3. All other leave benefits will be exhausted before the sum paid a substitute is deducted from an employee’s wages.
4. When the employee has exhausted all other leave benefits, the amount deducted from the employee shall be the amount paid the substitute employee, or ninety seven and one-half percent (97.5%) of the absent employees rate of pay at the time of the absence, whichever is less.
5. An extended leave shall not be considered a break in service.
6. At the conclusion of the five-month period, an employee who is unable to résumé his/her duties, may request additional unpaid leave in six (6) month increments.
7. An employee unable to résumé his/her duties after an absence of eighteen (18) months shall be placed on a reemployment list for 39 months in accordance with the Education Code.
Extended Accident or Illness Leave. 8.2.1 The purpose of the extended illness and accident leave is to provide leave to unit members who, due to a serious illness or accident, must be absent from work for an extended period of time. It is not intended for use for short term illnesses.
8.2.2 As of July 1 of each year, each bargaining unit member shall be credited with a total of one hundred (100) days of leave. This one hundred (100) day period runs concurrent with all current year and accumulated sick leave provided under Section 8.1 of this Article. This one hundred (100) day period runs concurrent with all additional types of leave except that vacation, holiday, and industrial accident leave (pursuant to Section 8.5 and Education Code section 45192) run consecutively.
8.2.3 Worker’s Compensation payments run concurrent with this one hundred (100) day period. An employee receiving Worker’s Compensation payments shall sign over the Worker’s Compensation checks to the District and the District shall coordinate payment.
8.2.4 Leave accrued in accordance with this section shall not be cumulative from year to year.
8.2.5 Following exhaustion of current year and accumulated sick leave, each remaining day of extended illness or accident leave shall be compensated at the rate of fifty percent (50%) of the employee’s regular pay, regardless of whether or not a substitute works in the position.
8.2.6 Example of use of extended accident or illness leave: Employee A has fifteen (15) days of current and accumulated sick leave pursuant to Section 8.1. For the first fifteen (15) days of sick leave. Employee A will receive full pay in accordance with Section 8.1. For the next eighty-five (85) days (100 days minus 15 days), employee A will receive half-pay.
8.2.7 The District may require a physician’s statement or other acceptable verification of the need and approximate duration for the “extended” accident or illness leave.
8.2.8 When an employee exhausts all leave under Section 8.2, the employee may be eligible to apply for Catastrophic Leave, pursuant to Section 8.10. When all such leave is exhausted, including any unpaid leave if granted, the employee will be placed on a thirty-nine month reemployment list, according to the relevant provisions of the Education Code.
Extended Accident or Illness Leave. Each classified employee shall be credited with not less than one hundred (100) working days per fiscal year of paid sick leave that shall be considered as extended injury or illness leave.
12.11.1 An employee may utilize extended injury or illness leave upon exhaustion of regular sick leave, including both annual and accumulated entitlements, vacation, compensatory time, and other paid leave including donated catastrophic leave.
12.11.2 The extended leave provision applies to whether the accident or illness occurred on or off the job except that if the accident or illness was suffered as a result of the job, entitlement shall commence after the 60 working days paid leave provided in Section 12.10 of this Article.
12.11.3 The paid extended injury or illness leave shall be at a rate of fifty (50) percent of the employee’s regular salary and shall be exclusive of any other paid leave, holidays, vacation, or compensatory time to which the employee may be entitled.
12.11.4 If at the termination of the 100 working day period, the employee has accumulated sick leave, vacation, compensatory time, or any other paid leave remaining, he/she shall be placed on additional paid leave for a period of not less than the number of paid days remaining. After all leave is exhausted, an employee who is unable to resume his/her duties may be placed on a reemployment list for thirty-nine (39) months in accordance with Education Code. An employee may request a six-month unpaid leave of absence when he/she exhausts all sick leave and additional leave, paid or unpaid, granted under this Agreement, in which case, if granted, the leave shall preclude placement on the reemployment list for the six-month period. In no case shall an employee be granted more than three (3) six-month unpaid leave increments.
12.11.5 An employee unable to resume his/her duties after the expiration of any unpaid leave granted by the District under 12.11.4 above shall be placed on a reemployment list for 39 months in accordance with the Education Code. If at any time during the 39 months, the employee is able to assume the duties of his or her position, the employee shall be reemployed in the first vacancy in the classification of his or her previous assignment. The employee’s reemployment shall take precedence over all other applicants except for those laid off for lack of work or funds, in which case the employee shall be ranked according to his/her proper seniority. Upon resumption of his/her duties, the...
Extended Accident or Illness Leave. When an employee is absent from his/her duties on account of illness or an accident for a period of five (5) months or less, the amount deducted from the salary due him/her for any month in which the absence occurs shall not exceed the sum which is actually paid a substitute employee employed to fill his/her position during his/her absence.
1. The extended leave provision pertains to each illness or accident of the employee and shall commence on the first day of absence from his/her duties.
2. The extended leave provision applies to whether the accident or illness occurred on or off the job and shall include the entitlement provided in Section L of this Article.
3. All other leave benefits will be exhausted before the sum paid a substitute is deducted from an employee' s wages.
