Non-occupational Medical Condition. An employee, who has completed one (1) year of continuous employment, may request a leave of absence due to a non-occupational medical condition that prevents them from performing the essential job functions. Such leave shall be granted to the employee upon presentation of a certificate on the appropriate WSDOT Ferries Division form, from a licensed physician, confirming the employee’s continued inability to perform the essential job functions. An employee absent for more than twelve (12) consecutive months, not broken by more than sixty (60) days of work, may be subject to termination. After the year, the employee’s seniority is frozen and the seniority date adjusted if the employee returns to work. But in no event shall the employee be extended leave beyond eighteen (18) months of total leave. Employees with ten (10) years of service after one (1) year of an non- occupational medical leave shall be assigned to layoff status which shall continue for two (2) years within which the employee shall be given first right of return to an open position after the employee proves their capability to perform as established by a positive Essential Job Functions (EJF) as provided in this Section.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Non-occupational Medical Condition. An employee, who has completed one (1) year of continuous employment, may request a leave of absence due to a non-occupational medical condition that prevents them from performing the essential job functions. Such leave shall be granted to the employee upon presentation of a certificate on the appropriate WSDOT Ferries Division form, from a licensed physician, confirming the employee’s continued inability to perform the essential job functions. An employee absent for more than twelve (12) consecutive months, not broken by more than sixty (60) days of work, may be subject to termination. After the year, the employee’s seniority is frozen and the seniority date adjusted if the employee returns to work. There will be no impact to an employee’s seniority date if the leave has been authorized by a governor’s proclamation directly related to health and safety. But in iIn no event shall the employee be extended leave beyond eighteen (18) months of total leave. Employees with ten (10) years of service after one (1) year of an non- occupational medical leave shall be assigned to layoff status which shall continue for two (2) years within which the employee shall be given first right of return to an open position after the employee proves their capability to perform as established by a positive Essential Job Functions (EJF) as provided in this Section.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement