Common use of Leaves of Absence - General Requirements Clause in Contracts

Leaves of Absence - General Requirements. Requests for leave shall be subject to the approval of the appointing officer or designee. The decision of the appointing officer or designee is final unless provision for appeal is specifically granted in this provision. Such requests for appeal shall be processed in accordance with the appeal procedure provided in this provision. Requests for military, maternity, or witness or jury duty leave shall be granted as provided herein. Except for vacation leave, witness or jury duty leave, compulsory sick leave, disability leave or unpaid administrative leave, an employee requesting a leave for more than five working days shall submit such request to the appointing officer or designee on the form prescribed by the Human Resources Director. Requests for sick leave in excess of five continuous working days shall be certified by a licensed medical doctor, doctor of dental surgery, doctor of podiatric medicine, licensed clinical psychologist, Christian Science Practitioner or licensed doctor of chiropractic. Verification of sick leave with pay for less than five working days (seven calendar days in the case of part-time employees) as provided elsewhere in this provision shall be required on an individual basis only and shall be based upon an evaluation of the individual attendance record of an employee. Except as otherwise provided in this provision, leave granted for the period stated on the prescribed form may be extended or abridged only with the approval of the appointing officer or designee. An employee who does not return to work on the approved date shall be deemed as away without official leave and shall be subject to automatic resignation. Except when an employee requesting sick leave has accumulated unused sick leave with pay credits and except for employees eligible for military leave with pay, witness or jury duty leave, disability leave or leave due to battery as provided elsewhere in this provision, or for authorized holiday or vacation, leaves shall be without pay. An authorized leave granted under this provision shall not be considered as a break in the continuous service of an employee.