LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH AND WITHOUT PAY. 2 15.1 Leaves of Absence With Pay
LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH AND WITHOUT PAY. A. Eligible Leaves As set forth below, the School will provide an unpaid leave of absence to Employees as follows: for maternity, childcare, care of an adopted child, care of a sick member of the Employee’s family, for restoration of an Employee’s own health. The School may grant, and will not unreasonably deny, leaves of absence for adjustment of personal affairs such as, but not limited to, settling the affairs of a family business on the death or incapacitation of the family member in charge. For purposes of this article, a family member includes, but is not limited to, an Employee’s spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, sister or brother, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, or the parent, child, or sibling of the Employee’s domestic partner. “Domestic Partner” is a person at least eighteen (18) years of age and mentally competent to consent to contract with whom the Employee has lived in the same residence for at least one (1) year and with whom the Employee has an exclusive mutual commitment similar to marriage. The Employee may not be married to anyone else or have another domestic partner.
B. Leaves Without Pay The applications for and granting of such leaves of absence shall be in writing to the School. Applications for discretionary leaves shall be given careful consideration and any denial will be set forth in writing with reasons on the basis of the best interest of the organization. Employees on leaves without pay shall be permitted to participate in the School’s health and welfare insurance programs as required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”). An Employee on such a leave shall notify the Principal by April 1st of the school year as to his or her intent to return to employment in the school for the following school year. Failure to notify may be considered an abandonment of position and forfeiture of all insurance benefits.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH AND WITHOUT PAY. Executive Leave. Employees covered by this Agreement who are in a salaried 19 position and eligible for Executive Leave as provided in Executive policy will receive three days of 20 Executive Leave per calendar year. Executive Leave up to seven additional days per year, as 21 provided in the Executive policy, may be granted at the discretion of the County.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH AND WITHOUT PAY. 18 15.1 Executive Leave. Employees covered by this Agreement who are in a salaried 19 position and eligible for Executive Leave as provided in Executive policy will receive three days of 20 Executive Leave per calendar year. Executive Leave up to seven additional days per year, as 21 provided in the Executive policy, may be granted at the discretion of the County.
22 15.2 Return from Medical Leave of Absence
23 A. Regular employees wanting to return from a medical leave of absence, or who 24 need to extend the leave of absence beyond the original return date, may be required to be examined 25 by a physician of the County’s choice at the County’s cost to determine the employee’s right to either 26 a continuing leave or work status.
27 B. Regular employees will be re-employed in their former classification at the end of 28 the leave, provided the employee is able to perform the work. Seniority, SL or Sick Leave balance 1 earned, and BT or Vacation Leave accrual rates based upon seniority established at the time of 2 departure on leave of absence shall be restored when the employee returns to work. No seniority or 3 benefits will accrue while on a leave of absence without pay. In the case of Union business leave, 4 employees granted leave will continue to earn seniority.
5 15.3 To the extent that the Washington State Family Care Act (RCW 49.12.295) provides a
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