Common use of Long-Term Health Leave Clause in Contracts

Long-Term Health Leave. 10.2.1 At the discretion of the administrative officer, a permanent classified employee who has used all entitlement to sick leave and vacation or other available paid leave and who must be absent because of accident or illness may be granted a long-term unpaid health leave for a maximum period of six (6) months. 10.2.2 When the attending physician has verified that the employee is fully able to resume all duties of the position within the previously assigned classification, the employee should notify the District Human Resources Office thirty (30) days, but no later than two (2) weeks, prior to the planned return providing that the attending physician verifies that the employee is fully able to assume all duties of the position. The District may pay and appoint a non-attending physician to examine the employee if the District believes there is just cause. Time lost shall not be considered a break in service. 10.2.3 If at the conclusion of the leave of absence the employee is still unable to assume the duties of his/her position, he/she shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of thirty-nine (39) months. 10.2.4 If during the prescribed thirty-nine (39) months, the employee is fully able to assume the duties of his/her position (as verified by the attending physician), the employee shall be reemployed in the first vacancy in the classification of his/her previous assignment. The employee has the right to refuse one (1) offer of reemployment. The District may pay and appoint a non-attending physician to examine the employee, if the District believes there is just cause. Upon the resumption of his/her duties, the break in service will be disregarded and he/she shall be fully restored as a permanent employee.

Long-Term Health Leave. 10.2.1 At the discretion of the administrative officer, a 9.2.1 A permanent classified employee unit member who has used all entitlement to sick leave and vacation or other available paid leave and who must be absent because of accident or illness may be granted a long-term unpaid health leave for a maximum period of six one (61) monthsyear. 10.2.2 When the attending physician has verified that the employee is fully able 9.2.2 A unit member, upon ability to resume all the duties of the a position within the previously assigned classificationclass to which he/she was assigned, may do so by notifying the employee should notify site administrative officer in writing for forwarding to the District Human Resources Office thirty (30) days, but no later than two (2) weeks, weeks prior to the planned return providing that the attending physician verifies that the employee unit member is fully able to assume all the duties of the position. The District may pay and appoint a non-attending physician to examine the employee unit member if the District believes there is just cause. Time lost shall not be considered a break in service. 10.2.3 If 9.2.3 If, at the conclusion of the leave of absence absence, the employee unit member is still unable to assume the duties of his/her position, he/she shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of thirty-nine (39) months. 10.2.4 If during 9.2.4 If, at the prescribed conclusion of all paid or unpaid leaves of absence to which the unit member is entitled, the unit member is still unable to assume the duties of his or her position, the unit member shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of thirty-nine (39) months, . If at any time during the employee thirty-nine (39) months the unit member is fully able to assume the duties of his/his or her position (as verified by the attending physician)position, the employee unit member shall be reemployed in the first vacancy in the classification of his/his or her previous assignment. The employee has the right to refuse one (1) offer of reemployment. The District may pay and appoint a non-attending physician to examine the employee, unit member if the District believes there is just cause. Upon The first vacancy in the resumption classification of his/his or her duties, the break in service previous assignment will be disregarded and he/determined by the date the position vacancy is authorized to be filled by District Fiscal Services. His or her reemployment will take preference over all other applicants except those laid off for lack of work or lack of funds, in which case he or she shall be fully restored as ranked according to his or her proper seniority. If the unit member refuses the offer of reemployment, he or she shall be removed from the reemployment list and shall have no further rights of reemployment accorded a permanent employeeunit member on the 39-month reemployment list.