Leave for employee illness. No more than five consecutive sick bank days may be used within a 12- month period, unless sued after exhaustion of Short-term disability benefits. With a doctor’s statement indicating medical necessity, an employee on sick leave may draw a maximum of 120 hours during a 12-month period (sick bank year) from the sick bank (pro-rated for less than 37.5 hours per week). The sick bank year will begin from the date the sick bank leave is first taken. Prior to utilizing the sick bank, an employee must exhaust all of his/her sick leave, floating holiday hours and all but 37.5 hours of her/his annual leave. An employee must submit a doctor’s statement in order to access leave from the sick bank. During probation and defined-term employment, an employee is not eligible to draw more than 75 hours from the sick bank. Once the probationary period and defined term employment has been completed, the employee is eligible for full benefits under this Section. Xxxx leave will not be earned while drawing from the sick bank. Holiday hours, annual leave and seniority will accrue while drawing from the sick bank. The Employer shall send notice to the Union President and Union Secretary of the total amount of available hours in the sick bank upon request.
Leave for employee illness. With a doctor’s statement indicating medical necessity, an employee on sick leave may draw a maximum of 123 hours during a 12 month period (sick bank year) from the sick bank (pro-rated for less than 37.5 hours per week). The sick bank year will begin from the date the sick bank leave is first taken. Prior to utilizing the sick bank, an employee must exhaust all of his/her sick leave and all but 37.5 hours of her/his annual leave. An employee must submit a LAWV sick bank leave form and a doctor’s statement in order to access leave from the sick bank. If after the 123 hours or reduced time equivalent, an employee qualifies for Short-term disability, they will be notified and sick-bank days drawn by them will be restored. No more than five consecutive sick bank days may be used, unless used after exhaustion of Short-term disability benefits. During probation, An employee is not eligible to draw more than 75 hours from the sick bank. Once the probationary period has been completed, the employee is eligible for full benefits under this Section. Sick leave will not be earned while drawing from the sick bank. Holiday hours, annual leave and seniority will accrue while drawing from the sick bank. The Employer shall send notice to the Union President and Union Secretary of the total amount of available hours in the sick bank upon request.
