Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave.
A. An employee who is pregnant may apply for maternity leave of absence. The employee and her doctor shall determine the date for such leave to begin and an expected return to work date.
B. The request for such maternity leave shall be in writing and must be accompanied by a statement from the attending physician giving the: (1) physician's name and address; (2) dates consulted; (3) physician's opinion as to expected date of delivery; (4) date leave is expected to start; (5) expected return to work date; and (6) physician's opinion that employee is physically and mentally able to perform her regular duties until beginning date of leave requested.
C. An employee (male or female) who desires to take an unpaid leave of absence to care for a newborn child or newly adopted child may apply for a child care leave of absence. Child care leave of absence must be commenced within one (1) year of the date of birth/adoption of the child. Child Care Leave may be taken by either of the adopting or natural parents (father and/or mother).
D. The request for child care leave must contain the date the leave is to start and the expected return date.
E. The maximum amount of leave granted for maternity/child care leave will be four (4) school calendar semesters including the semester in which the leave becomes effective and any time taken off pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.14 -
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. A. An employee who is pregnant may apply for maternity leave of absence. The employee and her doctor shall determine the date for such leave to begin and an expected return to work date.
B. The request for such maternity leave shall be in writing and must be accompanied by a statement from the attending physician giving the: (1) physician's name and address; (2) dates consulted; (3) physician's opinion as to expected date of delivery; (4) date leave is expected to start; (5) expected return to work date; and
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. A. After one full year of continuous employment, a full-time unit member may apply for a maternity leave or child care leave for a period not to exceed one year.
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. An employee shall be eligible for illness and injury leave for the period that she is 12 unable to work due to the pregnant condition or complications relating to childbirth. A 13 physician must certify that the pregnancy or complications prevent the employee from 14 performing her job duties. If the employee requests leave without pay to care for the 15 newborn, such leave shall be granted for the remainder of the work year in which the 16 unpaid leave is requested. 18 B. Additionally, up to one (1) year of childcare leave without pay shall be granted to an 19 employee covered by this Agreement for the care of a natural or adopted child. The
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. 1. A teacher shall be entitled to a child care leave of absence for the purpose of preparing for the birth of and/or caring for a new-born infant or, in the case of adoption, a child up to five (5) years of age. The teacher shall be required to provide thirty (30) days’ written notice in advance of the date on which the requested leave is to commence. The notice shall also specify the ending date of the school semester when the requested leave will terminate. Child care leave shall be granted for the duration of the school semester in which it begins and shall, if desired by the teacher, include up to an additional two (2) school semesters. A birth occurring between July 1 and September 1 will be construed as occurring during the semester prior to September 1. The total duration of the leave shall be identified at the time the leave is requested. Once approved by the Board of Education, a child care leave shall not be extended beyond the time originally requested. Teachers on an approved child care leave are required to notify the District in writing of their intent to return. For leaves that extend beyond a school semester and end in June, notification is required not later than March 1; for leaves that extend beyond a school semester and end in January, notification is required by October 1. Leaves of one school semester or less will require 30 calendar days’ notice of intent to return. In no event shall cumulative, consecutive child care leave exceed 4 years. In the event an employee who has applied for and been granted an unpaid leave of absence for child care becomes ill or disabled as a result of the pregnancy prior to the scheduled date of commencement of said leave, a period of absence due to such sickness shall be treated as paid sick leave and shall continue as such to the extent that the teacher's own reserve of paid sick leave days continues to exist, until such sickness is over. Thereafter, upon prompt notification to the District, the teacher's originally scheduled unpaid child care leave shall commence. If a teacher becomes ill or disabled for any reason after having commenced unpaid leave of absence for child care, however, such illness shall not serve to convert the absence to paid sick leave absence. Such teacher's status shall only be converted to paid sick leave absence if the sickness extends beyond the teacher's scheduled date to return to work and the teacher is unable to do so because of sickness. Payment of such sick leave would be...
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. A request for maternity leave shall be submitted to the School Business Administrator at least two (2) months prior to the commencement of the leave. The Board shall not remove any tenured custodians from regular duties during pregnancy, or a non- tenured custodian during those months of pregnancy which occur during the school year under contract, unless performance has declined or continuing to work would impair health.
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. A leave of absence shall be granted to an employee for the purpose of childbearing and/or child rearing. An employee who is pregnant shall be entitled, upon request, to a leave to begin at any time between the commencement of her pregnancy and one (1) year after a child is born to her. Such leave shaHbe granted without payor increment for a period not to exceed one (1) year beyond the date on which the leave became effective unless recommended otherwise by her physician. The employee shall notify the Superintendent or Superintendent's designated representative in writing of his/her desire to take a leave. The letter requesting leave shaH include the anticipated date of return and, except in emergency, shall give such notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the leave is to begin. Such notice shall include either a physician's statement certifying pregnancy or a copy of the birth certificate of the child, whichever is applicable. An employee who is pregnant may continue in active employment as late into her pregnancy as she desires provided she is able to property perform her required functions. That portion of a leave taken by an employee because of a medical disability connected with or resulting from her pregnancy may, at the employee's option, be charged to her available sick leave.
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. An employee who has accumulated six (6)months of with the Company is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment as follows:
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave. Employees shall be eligible to use paid leave for pregnancy, adoption, 10 placement of a xxxxxx-child, and for child-bonding. The employee may use any 11 accrued sick, personal, PFML (if applicable), or shared leave.
Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave a) The Employer shall not dismiss, suspend or lay off an employee who is pregnant, or refuse to employ a person who is pregnant, for reasons arising from her pregnancy alone.
b) An extension of maternity leave shall be granted upon application by the employee to a maximum of sixty-one (61) weeks following delivery. The employee must request the extended maternity leave in writing at least two (2) weeks prior to the end of the 17 week maternity leave. An employee returning to work from maternity leave shall be reinstated in her previously held position with accumulated seniority.
c) An employee intending to take leave of absence under this provision shall:
i) advise the Employer four (4) months before the projected date of delivery or as soon as her pregnancy is confirmed, whichever is the later, of her intent to take leave and the anticipated commencement date in the absence of an emergency; and
ii) in the absence of an emergency, give two weeks' notice to the Employer of the commencement date of the leave.
d) Subject to paragraph e) below, leave of absence under paragraph b) above may be taken during the period of time the employee stipulates in her request as long as the anticipated date of delivery falls within the stipulated period.
e) The Employer may, where no alternative employment is available, before or after the commencement of the period referred to in paragraph b) above, require the employee to commence a leave of absence at a time when the duties of her position cannot reasonably be performed by a pregnant woman or the performance of the work of the employee is materially affected by the pregnancy.
