Life-Threatening Illness. A severe, serious or acute condition for which death is probable. La. R.S. 22:1005(A)(6).
Life-Threatening Illness. 1. No Unit Member shall be discharged solely because the Unit Member has a life threatening illness.
Life-Threatening Illness. The District is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees, including those who have life-threatening illnesses. The District also is committed to providing a safe work environment that meets or exceeds State and Federal regulations. Consequently, employees who have a life-threatening illness will be treated like other employees as long as they meet performance standards, and medical and other evidence indicates that their condition is not a threat to themselves or others. The District will allow employees who have a life-threatening illness to continue to work as long as they continue to meet performance standards, and will attempt to reasonably accommodate these employees whenever practicable. Medical Examination - To assure the District that the employee who is terminally ill is not a danger to themselves, to other employees, or to the public, the District reserves the right to have the employee examined by a physician. All information, including the results, related to the examination will be confidential. Disability - If an employee is unable to work due to a terminal illness, the employee may be eligible for the District's medical leave of absence.
Life-Threatening Illness. Includes 1) diseases or conditions where the likelihood of death is high unless the course of the disease is interrupted; or 2) diseases or conditions with potentially fatal outcomes, where the end point of clinical intervention is survival.
Life-Threatening Illness or Injury in the Immediate Family Leave
Life-Threatening Illness. An Employee may be confronted with a life-threatening illness, which requires periodic treatment and absence from work. In such cases the Employee’s illness must not require temporary or permanent disability leave, but shall result in the use of all accumulated Sick and Personal Leave days. Under these circumstances the Board of Education shall grant additional sick leave days by matching the number of accumulated sick leave days prior to the onset of such life-threatening illness up to a maximum of thirty-eight (38) days. The Board shall grant sick leave days to Employees who have participated in the Sick Leave Bank and have exhausted all the days allotted them. This leave shall run concurrent with FMLA leave.
Life-Threatening Illness. An Employee may be confronted with a life-threatening illness, which requires periodic treatment and absence from work. In such cases the Employee’s illness must not require temporary or permanent disability leave, but shall result in the use of all accumulated Sick and Personal Leave days. The Board shall grant additional sick leave days to Paraprofessionals who have participated in the Sick Leave Bank and have exhausted all the days allotted them. Under these circumstances the Board of Education shall grant additional sick leave days by matching the number of accumulated sick leave days prior to the onset of such life-threatening illness up to a maximum of thirty-eight (38) days Rules and Regulations
