Maternity-Related Disability Leave. Pregnant faculty members may take unpaid leave for the entire period of any maternity-related disability. Such leave may, at the pregnant faculty member’s election, be taken in addition to the twelve (12) week leave to care for a new-born child under the federal Family Medical Leave Act, if the faculty member is eligible for Family Medical Leave. Faculty members taking maternity-related disability leave are required to use any paid medical leave before taking unpaid leave. While faculty members remain on paid leave, the College will continue providing paid health insurance to the faculty member on the same basis that those benefits are provided during regular employment. Once paid leave is exhausted, faculty members on unpaid maternity-related disability leave may continue their health insurance coverage by paying the full premium cost for that insurance.
Maternity-Related Disability Leave. Pregnant employees may take unpaid leave for the entire period of any maternity related disability. Such leave may, at the pregnant employee’s election, be taken in addition to the twelve (12) week leave to care for a new-born child under the federal Family Medical Leave Act, if the employee is eligible for Family Medical Leave. While employees remain on paid leave, the Employer will continue providing paid health insurance to the employee on the same basis that those benefits are provided during regular employment. Once paid leave is exhausted, employees on unpaid maternity-related disability leave may continue their health insurance coverage by paying the full premium cost for that insurance unless covered by FMLA protections.
Maternity-Related Disability Leave a. An employee who is disabled due to pregnancy, shall be entitled to continue working as long as the employee is physically able to do so. Such employee shall be entitled to use her accumulated sick leave for absence for maternity purposes for the disability period of one calendar month prior to and one calendar month following her anticipated date of delivery. The employee shall be entitled to return to duty when physically able to do so.
Maternity-Related Disability Leave. Disability leave due to pregnancy and/or childbirth may be a combination of sick leave, annual leave, personal holiday, compensatory time, and leave without pay. The employee chooses the combination and use of paid and unpaid leave during such disability leave. If necessary due to disability, the employee is allowed to use a minimum of eight (8) hours of accrued paid leave per month for up to four (4) months of disability leave due to pregnancy and/or childbirth (or as long as medically certified) to provide for continuation of University-paid benefits. The total months of such disability leave includes the twelve
Maternity-Related Disability Leave. Pursuant to Washington law and the District’s Family Medical Leave Policy, pregnant employees may take unpaid leave for the entire period of any maternity-related disability. Such leave may be taken in addition to the twelve (12) week leave provided under the Washington Family Leave Act (WFLA) to care for a new-born child, if the employee is eligible for WFLA leave. Employees taking maternity-related disability leave are required to use any available paid leave or compensatory time before taking unpaid leave. While employees remain on paid leave, the District will continue providing paid health insurance to the employee and her dependents on the same basis that those benefits are provided during regular employment. Once paid leave and any leave under the Family Medical Leave Act is exhausted, employees on unpaid maternity-related disability leave may continue their personal and dependent health insurance coverage by paying the full premium cost for that insurance.
