Common use of Illness and Injury Clause in Contracts

Illness and Injury. 1. Leave of absence shall be granted up to nine (9) months for sickness or injury occurring off the job or for pregnancy for any employee who has been with the Company one (1) year or more. Leave of absence for injury on the job shall be granted up to nine (9) months to any employee, regardless of date of employment. 2. An employee absent due to any of the reasons specified in Paragraph 1 above in excess of thirty (30) days, whether consecutive or non-consecutive, shall accumulate seniority and vacation rights during the aforementioned thirty (30) days he is absent, but thereafter shall retain but not accumulate seniority and vacation rights. In the case of absences of less than thirty (30) days due to any of the above, seniority and vacation rights shall accumulate during such period. For absences due to injury on the job, seniority and vacation rights shall accumulate during any absence to a maximum of thirty (30) days for each absence. 3. An employee on leave of absence as set forth above due to illness or injury occurring either on or off the job or pregnancy shall be returned to a position comparable to the one held prior to his leave of absence provided that the employee is physically able to efficiently perform work comparable to that which he performed prior to such leave of absence.

Illness and Injury. 1. Leave of absence shall be granted up to nine twelve (912) months for sickness or injury occurring off the job or for pregnancy for any employee who has been with the Company Employer one (1) year or more. Leave of absence for injury on the job shall be granted up to nine twelve (912) months to any employee, regardless of date of employment. 2. In cases of leave of absence for any illness or injury, when an employee is physically unable to return to the job within the twelve (12) month period, the employee shall be given preference for employment when a vacancy occurs in a position for which he can qualify if he applies for reemployment within six (6) months from the expiration of his leave of absence. 3. An employee absent due to any of the reasons specified in Paragraph Sections 1 and 2 above in excess of thirty (30) days, whether consecutive or non-consecutivenonconsecutive, shall accumulate seniority and vacation rights during the aforementioned thirty (30) days he is absent, but thereafter shall retain but not accumulate seniority and vacation rights. In the case of absences of less than thirty (30) days due to any of the above, seniority and vacation rights shall accumulate during such period. For absences due to injury on the job, seniority and vacation rights shall accumulate during any absence to a maximum of thirty (30) days for each absence. 34. An employee on leave of absence as set forth above due to illness or injury occurring either on or off the job or pregnancy shall be returned to a position comparable to the one held prior to his leave of absence provided that the employee is physically able to efficiently perform work comparable to that which he performed prior to such leave of absence.