Common use of Long Term Unpaid Leave (Option One Clause in Contracts

Long Term Unpaid Leave (Option One. 1. A leave of absence without pay will be granted for up to one (1) year for the purpose of maternity and child care for seniority employees. The application for such leave, to be valid, shall be received by the Executive Director, Human Resources no later than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the effective date of such requested leave. The employee will state the specific date on which she wishes to terminate her work and begin the leave and the approximate date she wishes to return, and the date when the leave ends. 2. The employee may continue her employment as long as she can continue her regularly assigned responsibilities. She shall provide, upon Board request, a physician’s statement concerning whether her health permits her to continue her regularly assigned responsibilities. 3. The employee on leave, according to the above conditions, who wishes to return to duty, shall file a written request with the Executive Director, Human Resources, at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the leave ends. She will also furnish a statement from her physician stating that her health permits her to return and to assume the full responsibilities of the position. The employee shall be returned when a position for which she is qualified is available, but in any event, by semester time or start of the school year. 4. If offered a position within her former classification, and that position is refused by the employee on leave, the leave shall be automatically terminated. 5. If an employee does not comply with the above conditions, the right to such leave and/or the right to return, shall be forfeited by the employee, except when birth is premature, a miscarriage occurs, or the employee’s physician decides the leave should begin earlier than requested.

Long Term Unpaid Leave (Option One. 1. A leave of absence without pay will be granted for up to one (1) year for the purpose of maternity and child care for seniority employees. The application for such leave, to be valid, shall be received by the Executive Director, Assistant Superintendent,. Human Resources no later than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the effective date of such requested leave. The employee will state the specific date on which she wishes to terminate her work and begin the leave and the approximate date she wishes to return, and the date when the leave ends. 2. The employee may continue her employment as long as she can continue her regularly assigned responsibilities. She shall provide, upon Board request, a physician’s statement concerning whether her health permits her to continue her regularly assigned responsibilities. 3. The employee on leave, according to the above conditions, who wishes to return to duty, shall file a written request with the Executive DirectorAssistant Superintendent, Human Resources, at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the leave ends. She will also furnish a statement from her physician stating that her health permits her to return and to assume the full responsibilities of the position. The employee shall be returned when a position for which she is qualified is available, but in any event, by semester time or start of the school year. 4. If offered a position within her former classification, and that position is refused by the employee on leave, the leave shall be automatically terminated. 5. If an employee does not comply with the above conditions, the right to such leave and/or the right to return, shall be forfeited by the employee, except when birth is premature, a miscarriage occurs, or the employee’s physician decides the leave should begin earlier than requested.