Common use of ILLNESS LEAVE/TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE Clause in Contracts

ILLNESS LEAVE/TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE. 1. Employees must use sick time for short or long-term illness and/or temporary disability. If ineligible for a Family Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA) or upon expiration of FMLA, an employee may apply for Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave. Medical certification of the long-term illness or temporary disability is required and must specifically state the employee cannot perform the duties for which the employee is hired. Any accrued sick time must be used concurrently with this leave. (2019) 2. Upon the expiration of sick time, the Board may grant eligible employees leave without pay if requested. Leave without pay arising out of any long-term illness or temporary disability shall commence only after sick time has been exhausted. (2019) 3. If an employee has exhausted all accumulated sick time and has not requested an Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave and is unable to perform or return to perform the duties for which the employee is hired, the Board may place the employee on Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave of Absence. (2019) 4. Upon approval of the Board, Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave without pay will be provided without salary or fringe benefits. The length of this leave is for a period of up to one school year, but no longer than the last contract day of the current school year, and may upon request, be renewed or extended by action of the Board. The employee’s request for return to duty shall be accompanied by a statement from a medical doctor attesting to the employee’s ability to resume the duties of the position. The effective date for the resumption of duty shall be subject to the approval of the Board. (2019) 5. The teacher returning on the first contract day of the school year from an Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave of one school year or less shall be entitled to his/her former position provided it still exists. A teacher whose leave ends during the school year, need not be returned to his/her former position until the beginning of the next school year, if there is a position open for which he/she is qualified at the time the teacher returns from the leave. A teacher whose position no longer exists, or a teacher returning from a leave of more than one school year in duration, and who has been offered a contract for that year or for the ensuing school year, shall be entitled to a position for which the teacher is qualified. (2019) 6. While on an Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave: a) No teaching experience shall be granted for purposes of advancement on the salary schedule unless meeting the qualifications of the Minimum School Year (Article 8, Section P) provision of this Agreement. b) The teacher shall retain previously accumulated sick leave and teaching experience credit for salary purposes. c) The teacher may maintain, at no cost to the District, health and hospitalization insurance provided the amount of the monthly premium is remitted in a timely manner. All proportionate premium payments shall be deducted from the remaining number of paychecks during the contracted duty year provided there are sufficient funds due the teacher. No lump sum payment shall be required nor received by the District. In the event that there are no employment checks to be received by the teacher or the wages are insufficient; the premium payment is to be arranged with the insurance carrier. d) Life Insurance may be continued in accordance with the plan document from the Life Insurance Provider. (2019)

ILLNESS LEAVE/TEMPORARY DISABILITY LEAVE. 1. Employees must use sick time for short or long-term illness and/or temporary disability. If ineligible for a Family Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA) or upon expiration of FMLA, an employee may apply for Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave. Medical certification of the long-term illness or temporary disability is required and must specifically state the employee cannot perform the duties for which the employee is hired. Any accrued sick time must be used concurrently with this leave. (2019) 2. Upon the expiration of sick time, the Board may grant eligible employees leave without pay if requested. Leave without pay arising out of any long-term illness or temporary disability shall commence only after sick time has been exhausted. (2019) 3. If an employee has exhausted all accumulated sick time and has not requested an Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave and is unable to perform or return to perform the duties for which the employee is hired, the Board may place the employee on Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave of Absence. (2019) 4. Upon approval of the Board, Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave without pay will be provided without salary or fringe benefits. The length of this leave is for a period of up to one school year, but no longer than the last contract day of the current school year, and may upon request, be renewed or extended by action of the Board. The employee’s request for return to duty shall be accompanied by a statement from a medical doctor attesting to the employee’s ability to resume the duties of the position. The effective date for the resumption of duty shall be subject to the approval of the Board. (2019) 5. The teacher returning on the first contract day of the school year from an Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave of one school year or less shall be entitled to his/her former position provided it still exists. A teacher whose leave ends during the school year, need not be returned to his/her former position until the beginning of the next school year, if there is a position open for which he/she is qualified at the time the teacher returns from the leave. A teacher whose position no longer exists, or a teacher returning from a leave of more than one school year in duration, and who has been offered a contract for that year or for the ensuing school year, shall be entitled to a position for which the teacher is qualified. (2019) 6. While on an Illness Leave/Temporary Disability Leave: a) a. No teaching experience shall be granted for purposes of advancement on the salary schedule unless meeting the qualifications of the Minimum School Year (Article 8, Section P) provision of this Agreement. b) b. The teacher shall retain previously accumulated sick leave and teaching experience credit for salary purposes. c) c. The teacher may maintain, at no cost to the District, health and hospitalization insurance provided the amount of the monthly premium is remitted in a timely manner. All proportionate premium payments shall be deducted from the remaining number of paychecks during the contracted duty year provided there are sufficient funds due the teacher. No lump sum payment shall be required nor received by the District. In the event that there are no employment checks to be received by the teacher or the wages are insufficient; the premium payment is to be arranged with the insurance carrier. d) d. Life Insurance may be continued in accordance with the plan document from the Life Insurance Provider. (2019)