Non-Occupational Disability Leave. (A) After completion of six (6) months of employment, if a non-occupational illness or injury exceeds the eighty (80) hour elimination period, the COUNTY will provide compensated time off at the employee's regular rate of pay for the first two (2) weeks of disability, or any part thereof; at ninety percent (90%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at eighty percent (80%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at seventy percent (70%) for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; and at sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) any remaining disability period. (B) All disability leave pay is less any Workers' Compensation benefits for which the employee may be entitled following the elimination period until the employee is released to return to work up to a maximum of ninety (90) days within one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence for a specific illness or injury. (C) The date on which an employee is unable to report to work due to a specific illness or injury will be the first day of absence for purposes of establishing qualifications for non-occupational disability leave. (D) The employee will be required to satisfy the eighty (80) hour elimination period prior to qualifying for disability leave benefits. Once the eighty (80) hours are satisfied, the employee will not be required to fulfill a new elimination period for the same illness or injury so long as the elimination period and the disability leave do not exceed a total period of one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence or eligibility for long-term disability insurance coverage, whichever occurs first. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees. (E) An employee whose disability leave exceeds two (2) weeks beyond the elimination period, thereby becoming eligible for a reduced percentage of pay, may choose to offset the reduction from their regular pay by charging time to their accrued time management or vacation leave balance. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees. It is understood that disability leave for any reason shall not exceed that period during which the employee is in fact physically unable to return to work, as substantiated by the employee's physician. (F) It is understood that any time off charged to disability leave pursuant to this Section may require substantiation to the satisfaction of the COUNTY prior to compensation. Failure to provide satisfactory substantiation will result in denying compensation and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Article 5, Discipline and Discharge, of this Agreement. (G) Employees who have hours remaining in the Extended Illness Bank shall not lose those hours. However, no additional hours will be added to this bank. Extended Illness Bank hours may be used for the sole purpose of off-setting the use of Time Management hours to meet the eighty
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Non-Occupational Disability Leave.
(A) After completion of six (6) months of employment, if a non-occupational illness or injury exceeds the eighty (80) hour hours elimination period, the COUNTY will provide compensated time off at at:
(1) the employee's regular rate of pay for the first two (2) weeks of disabilityweeks, or any part thereof; at , of disability;
(2) ninety percent (90%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at ;
(3) eighty percent (80%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at ;
(4) seventy percent (70%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; and at ;
(5) sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) for any remaining disability period.
(B) . All disability leave pay is less any Workers' Workers Compensation benefits Benefits for which the employee may be entitled following the eighty (80) hour elimination period until the employee is released to return to work up to a maximum of ninety (90) calendar days within one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence for a specific illness or injuryabsence. Only sick leave used during the first fourteen (14) calendar day period will be charged against the employee's accrued time management balance.
(C) The date on which an employee is unable to report to work due to a specific illness or injury will be the first day of absence for purposes of establishing qualifications for non-occupational disability leave.
(D) The employee will be required to satisfy the eighty (80) hour elimination period prior to qualifying for disability leave benefits. Once the eighty (80) hours are satisfied, the employee will not be required to fulfill a new elimination period for the same illness or injury so long as the elimination period and the disability leave do not exceed a total period of one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence or eligibility for long-term disability insurance coverage, whichever occurs first. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees.
(EB) An employee whose disability leave exceeds two (2) weeks beyond the elimination period, period thereby becoming eligible for a reduced percentage of pay, may choose to must offset the reduction from their regular pay by charging time to their accrued time management or vacation leave balance. Disability leaveOnce an employee has received benefits under this provision, including but the employee will not limited be eligible to use accrued time management again for this occurrence until the elimination period employee has returned to work and paid subsequently suffered another illness or injury. Therefore, the decision to use accrued time management or vacation leave hours, shall to offset the reduction from their regular pay must be prorated for part-time employees. made before receiving benefits.
(C) It is understood that disability leave for any reason shall will not exceed that period during which the employee is in fact physically unable to return to work, as substantiated by the employee's physician.
(FD) It is understood that any time off charged to Employees who are on disability leave pursuant to this Section may require substantiation to the satisfaction of the COUNTY prior to compensation. Failure to provide satisfactory substantiation will result in denying compensation and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Article 5, Discipline and Discharge, of this Agreementnot accrue Time Management.
(GE) Employees who have hours remaining in the Extended Illness Bank shall not lose those hours. However, no additional hours will be added limited duration positions may elect to this bank. Extended Illness Bank hours may be used self-pay for the sole purpose of off-setting the use of Time Management hours to meet the eightyinsurance coverage under this section.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Non-Occupational Disability Leave.
(A) After completion of six (6) months of employment, if a non-occupational illness or injury exceeds the eighty (80) hour elimination period, the COUNTY will provide compensated time off at the employee's regular rate of pay for the first two (2) weeks of disability, or any part thereof; at ninety percent (90%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at eighty percent (80%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at seventy percent (70%) for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; and at sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) any remaining disability period.
(B) All disability leave pay is less any Workers' Compensation benefits for which the employee may be entitled following the elimination period until the employee is released to return to work up to a maximum of ninety (90) days within one hundred five (105) l calendar days from the first day of absence for a specific illness or injury.
(C) The date on which an employee is unable to report to work due to a specific illness or injury will be the first day of absence for purposes of establishing qualifications for non-occupational disability leave.
(D) The employee will be required to use any available accrued leave to satisfy the eighty (80) hour elimination period prior to qualifying for disability leave benefits. Once the eighty (80) hours are satisfied, the employee will not be required to fulfill a new elimination period for the same illness or injury so long as the elimination period and the disability leave do not exceed a total period of one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence or eligibility for long-term disability insurance coverage, whichever occurs first. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees.
(E) An employee whose disability leave exceeds two (2) weeks beyond the elimination period, thereby becoming eligible for a reduced percentage of pay, may choose to offset the reduction from their regular pay by charging time to their accrued time management or vacation leave balancebalances. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees. It is understood that disability leave for any reason shall not exceed that period during which the employee is in fact physically unable to return to work, as substantiated by the employee's physician.
(F) It is understood that any time off charged to disability leave pursuant to this Section may require substantiation to the satisfaction of the COUNTY prior to compensation. Failure to provide satisfactory substantiation will result in denying compensation and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Article 5, Discipline and Discharge, of this Agreement.
(G) Employees who have hours remaining in the Extended Illness Bank shall not lose those hours. However, no additional hours will be added to this bank. Extended Illness Bank hours may be used for the sole purpose of off-setting the use of Time Management hours to meet the eighty
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Non-Occupational Disability Leave.
(A) After completion of six (6) months of employment, if a non-occupational illness or injury exceeds the eighty (80) hour elimination period, the COUNTY will provide compensated time off at the employee's regular rate of pay for the first two (2) weeks of disability, or any part thereof; at ninety percent (90%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at eighty percent (80%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at seventy percent (70%) for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; and at sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-66- 2/3%) any remaining disability period.
(B) All disability leave pay is less any Workers' Compensation benefits for which the employee may be entitled following the elimination period until the employee is released to return to work up to a maximum of ninety (90) days within one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence for a specific illness or injury.
(C) The date on which an employee is unable to report to work due to a specific illness or injury will be the first day of absence for purposes of establishing qualifications for non-occupational disability leave.
(D) The employee will be required to satisfy the eighty (80) hour elimination period prior to qualifying for disability leave benefits. Once the eighty (80) hours are satisfied, the employee will not be required to fulfill a new elimination period for the same illness or injury so long as the elimination period and the disability leave do not exceed a total period of one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence or eligibility for long-term disability insurance coverage, whichever occurs first. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees.
(E) An employee whose disability leave exceeds two (2) weeks beyond the elimination period, thereby becoming eligible for a reduced percentage of pay, may choose to offset the reduction from their regular pay by charging time to their accrued time management or vacation leave balance. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees. It is understood that disability leave for any reason shall not exceed that period during which the employee is in fact physically unable to return to work, as substantiated by the employee's physician.
(F) It is understood that any time off charged to disability leave pursuant to this Section may require substantiation to the satisfaction of the COUNTY prior to compensation. Failure to provide satisfactory substantiation will result in denying compensation and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Article 5, Discipline and Discharge, of this Agreement.
(G) Employees who have hours remaining in the Extended Illness Bank shall not lose those hours. However, no additional hours will be added to this bank. Extended Illness Bank hours may be used for the sole purpose of off-setting the use of Time Management hours to meet the eightyeighty (80) hour elimination period prior to the start of disability leave. After sixty (60) hours have been charged to the Time Management balance, the remaining hours of the elimination period shall be charged to any remaining balance in the employee's Extended Illness Bank until the employee has exhausted available Extended Illness Bank hours.
(H) Employees who are on disability leave shall not accrue Time Management. However, if an employee returns to work, with an appropriate medical release, they will accrue Time Management for the actual hours worked.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Non-Occupational Disability Leave.
(A) All employees who have completed six (6) months of regular employment with the COUNTY will be granted an eighty (80) hour Elimination Period Bank (EPB).
(1) This EPB may only be used for the continuous 80-hour elimination period for approved Short Term Disability (STD) leave and once used will not be renewed.
(2) The EPB may not be donated or sold (converted), even at termination, nor does it accrue regular TM when used.
(B) After completion of six (6) months of employment, if a non-occupational illness or injury exceeds the eighty (80) hour elimination period, the COUNTY will provide compensated time off at the employee's regular rate of pay for the first two (2) weeks of disabilityweeks, or any part thereof, of disability; at ninety percent (90%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at eighty percent (80%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at seventy percent (70%) for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; and at sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) for any remaining disability period.
(B) . All disability leave pay is less any Workers' Compensation benefits for which the employee may be entitled following the elimination period until the employee is released to return to work up to a maximum of ninety (90) days within one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence for a specific illness or injury.
(C) . The date on which an employee is unable to report to work due to a specific illness or injury will be the first day of absence for purposes of establishing qualifications for non-occupational disability leave.
(DC) The employee will be required to satisfy the eighty (80) hour hours elimination period prior to qualifying for disability leave benefits. Employees may use EPB or time management balances during the eighty (80) hour elimination period. Once the eighty (80) hours are satisfied, the employee no additional time management will not be required to fulfill a new elimination period charged for the same illness or injury so long as the elimination period and the disability leave do not exceed a total period of one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence or eligibility for long-term disability insurance coverage, whichever occurs first. Disability leaveHowever, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees.
(E) An an employee whose disability leave exceeds two (2) weeks beyond the elimination period, thereby becoming eligible for a reduced percentage of pay, may choose to must offset the reduction from their regular pay by charging time to their accrued time management or vacation leave balance. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees. .
(D) It is understood that disability leave for any reason shall not exceed that period during which the employee is in fact physically unable to return to work, as substantiated by the employee's physician.physician.
(FE) It is understood that any time off charged to disability leave pursuant to this Section may require substantiation to the satisfaction of the COUNTY prior to compensation. Failure to provide satisfactory substantiation will result in denying compensation and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Article 5, Discipline and Discharge, of this Agreement.
(GF) Employees who have hours remaining in the Extended Illness Bank shall not lose those hours. However, no additional hours will be added to this bank. Extended Illness Bank hours may be used for the sole purpose of off-setting the use of Time Management hours to meet the eighty
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Non-Occupational Disability Leave.
(A) After completion of six (6) months of employment, employment if a non-occupational illness or injury exceeds the eighty (80) hour hours elimination period, the COUNTY will provide compensated time off at the employee's regular rate of pay for the first two (2) weeks of disability, or any part thereof; at ninety percent (90%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, weeks or any part thereof; at eighty percent per cent (80%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at seventy percent (70%) for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; and at sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) for any remaining disability period.
(B) . All disability leave pay is less any Workers' Compensation workers compensation benefits for which the employee may be entitled following the eighty (80) hour elimination period until the employee is released to return to work up to a maximum of ninety (90) days within one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence for a specific illness or injury.
(C) The date on which an employee is unable to report to work due to a specific illness or injury will be absence. Time management leave used during the first day of absence for purposes of establishing qualifications for non-occupational disability leave.
(D) The employee will be required to satisfy the eighty (80) hour elimination period prior will be charged against the employee's time management leave balance. If an employee returns to qualifying for disability leave benefits. Once the eighty (80) hours are satisfiedwork, the employee will not be required to fulfill a new elimination period but is then off for the same illness or injury so long as within the elimination period and ninety (90) day period, the time off will be charged to disability leave do not exceed a total period of one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence or eligibility as provided for long-term disability insurance coveragein this paragraph. However, whichever occurs first. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees.
(E) An an employee whose disability leave exceeds two (2) weeks beyond the elimination period, period thereby becoming eligible for a reduced percentage of pay, may choose to will offset the reduction from their regular pay by charging time to their accrued time management. (Pregnancy is exempted from the six month waiting period.) Employees who have exhausted the ninety (90) calendar days short-term disability leave and who have a medical prognosis to be able to return to full duty within the next ninety (90) calendar days may request up to an additional ninety (90) consecutive calendar days of leave without pay.
(B) Once an employee has received benefits under this provision, the employee will not be eligible to use time management leave for non-occupational disability purposes again until after they have returned to work and subsequently suffered another illness or vacation leave balance. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees. injury.
(C) It is understood that disability leave for any reason shall will not exceed that period during which the employee is in fact physically unable to return to work, as substantiated by the employee's physician.
(FD) It is understood that any time off charged to Employees who are on disability leave pursuant to this Section may require substantiation to the satisfaction of the COUNTY prior to compensation. Failure to provide satisfactory substantiation will result in denying compensation and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Article 5, Discipline and Discharge, of this Agreementnot accrue Time Management.
(GE) Employees who have hours remaining in limited duration positions may elect to self pay for the Extended Illness Bank shall not lose those hours. However, no additional hours will be added to short-term disability and long-term disability insurance coverage under this bank. Extended Illness Bank hours section.
(F) An employee’s employment may be used for terminated because of a disability and/or exhaustion of protected leaves which precludes the sole purpose employee from the performance of off-setting the use essential duties of Time Management hours their job on a regular full time basis. Prior to meet the eightytermination such action is subject to a disability leaves exhaustion (DLEX) meeting.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Non-Occupational Disability Leave.
(A) After completion of six (6) months of employment, if a non-occupational illness or injury exceeds the eighty (80) hour elimination period, the COUNTY will provide compensated time off at the employee's regular rate of pay for the first two (2) weeks of disability, or any part thereof; at ninety percent (90%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at eighty percent (80%) pay for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; at seventy percent (70%) for the next two (2) weeks, or any part thereof; and at sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) any remaining disability period.
(B) All disability leave pay is less any Workers' Compensation benefits for which the employee may be entitled following the elimination period until the employee is released to return to work up to a maximum of ninety (90) days within one hundred five (105) l calendar days from the first day of absence for a specific illness or injury.
(C) The date on which an employee is unable to report to work due to a specific illness or injury will be the first day of absence for purposes of establishing qualifications for non-occupational disability leave.
(D) The employee will be required to use any available accrued leave to satisfy the eighty (80) hour elimination period prior to qualifying for disability leave benefits. Once the eighty (80) hours are satisfied, the employee will not be required to fulfill a new elimination period for the same illness or injury so long as the elimination period and the disability leave do not exceed a total period of one hundred five (105) calendar days from the first day of absence or eligibility for long-term disability insurance coverage, whichever occurs first. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees.
(E) An employee whose disability leave exceeds two (2) weeks beyond the elimination period, thereby becoming eligible for a reduced percentage of pay, may choose to offset the reduction from their regular pay by charging time to their accrued time management or vacation leave balancebalances. Disability leave, including but not limited to the elimination period and paid leave hours, shall be prorated for part-time employees. It is understood that disability leave for any reason shall not exceed that period during which the employee is in fact physically unable to return to work, as substantiated by the employee's physician.
(F) It is understood that any time off charged to disability leave pursuant to this Section may require substantiation to the satisfaction of the COUNTY prior to compensation. Failure to provide satisfactory substantiation will result in denying compensation and may result in disciplinary action pursuant to Article 5, Discipline and Discharge, of this Agreement.
(G) Employees who have hours remaining in the Extended Illness Bank shall not lose those hours. However, no additional hours will be added to this bank. Extended Illness Bank hours may be used for the sole purpose of off-setting the use of Time Management hours to meet the eighty
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Samples: Nurses Contract
