Common use of FORMAL ILLNESS LEAVE Clause in Contracts

FORMAL ILLNESS LEAVE. (1) When an employee becomes aware that he/she will be absent because of illness, injury, or quarantine for more than twenty (20) consecutive working days, the employee must request a formal illness leave of absence. Verification for such a leave will be sent to an employee who has been absent because of illness, injury or quarantine for ten (10) consecutive working days by the employee's college or division. Verification for illness leave of absence is subject to the approval of the Personnel Services Division based upon the recommendation of the District's Employee Health Services. Salary payments shall be withheld for an employee who has been absent for more than twenty (20) consecutive workdays if a formal leave of absence has not been requested. (2) Requests for formal illness leave of absence must be accompanied by an Attending Physician's Statement which has been completed by the employee and a licensed physician or practitioner. (3) The required forms must be submitted by the employee to the college or division prior to the twentieth (20th) consecutive day of absence to avoid withholding of salary payments. (4) Unless notified to the contrary within twenty (20) working days, an employee may assume that a formal illness leave of absence has been granted. The employee shall be paid during this twenty (20) working day period. (5) Disposition of the leave request will be sent to the employee by the Personnel Relations Branch in writing. (6) Denial of a formal illness leave of absence for medical reasons may be a basis for request for an Administrative Review by the Office of Labor Relations. If there is disagreement between the employee's physician and the District's physician, the review shall include a third medical opinion from a physician jointly selected by the parties to this Agreement.

FORMAL ILLNESS LEAVE. (1) When an employee becomes aware that he/she will be absent because of illness, injury, or quarantine for more than twenty (20) consecutive working days, the employee must request a formal illness leave of absence. Verification for such a leave will be sent to an employee who has been absent because of illness, injury or quarantine for ten (10) consecutive working days by the employee's college or division. Verification for illness leave of absence is subject to the approval of the Personnel Services Division based upon the recommendation of the District's Employee Health Services. Salary payments shall be withheld for an employee who has been absent for more than twenty (20) consecutive workdays if a formal leave of absence has not been requested. (2) Requests for formal illness leave of absence must be accompanied by an Attending Physician's Statement which has been completed by the employee and a licensed physician or practitioner. (3) The required forms must be submitted by the employee to the college or division prior to the twentieth (20th) consecutive day of absence to avoid withholding of salary payments. (4) Unless notified to the contrary within twenty (20) working days, an employee may assume that a formal illness leave of absence has been granted. The employee shall be paid during this twenty (20) working day period. (5) Disposition of the leave request will be sent to the employee by the Personnel Relations Branch in writing. (6) Denial of a formal illness leave of absence for medical reasons may be a basis for request for an Administrative Review by the Office of Labor Relations. If there is disagreement between the employee's physician and the District's physician, the review shall include a third medical opinion from a physician jointly selected by the parties to this Agreement.twenty