Occupational Injury or Illness Leave. 1511 Commencing on the first day of employment, for those absences covered by Workers' Compensation, employees will be eligible for an Occupational Injury or Illness Leave of Absence. Such leaves shall be continuous, provided the employee furnishes a physician's certification, until the employee is released by the attending physician. 1512 The Employer will place employees released to return to work from an Occupational Injury or Illness Leave, without medical restrictions, in their former position or equivalent at their current rate of pay as soon as reasonable, not to exceed seven (7) days; provided, the employee has given two (2) weeks notice of his/her return to work. 1513 The Employer will place employees released to return to work from an Occupational Injury or Illness Leave, with temporary medical restrictions, in their former position or equivalent, provided the employee can perform substantially all the job tasks per the medical restrictions or in an appropriate job opening on a preferential basis at their current rate of pay, provided reasonable accommodations can be made. 1514 The Employer will place employees released to return to work from an Occupational Injury or Illness Leave, with permanent medical restrictions, in their former position or equivalent, provided the employee is physically capable of performing substantially all the job tasks per the medical restrictions and limitations. If the employee is unable to perform their former job, that employee has the opportunity to bid on any vacancy that he/she is physically capable of and qualified to perform per their medical restrictions and limitations. Where there is no appropriate job, the Employer will provide all reasonable and necessary vocational/rehabilitation training program benefits as approved by the Division of Industrial Accidents/Workers' Compensation Appeals Board pursuant to the administration of the California Labor Code. 1515 Employees will be provided Occupational Injury and Illness Leave for up to a maximum of two (2) years. An employee who exhausts the two (2) year Occupational Injury or Illness Leave of Absence and has not returned to work shall be terminated. The Occupational Injury or Illness Leave will expire in less than two (2) years if the employee is no longer disabled and can perform his or her predisability job with or without reasonable accommodations; or if there is uncontroverted medical evidence that the employee is permanently disabled and cannot perform h...
Occupational Injury or Illness Leave. 1109 Upon the exhaustion of Sick Leave an Occupational Injury or Illness Leave will be provided to employees disabled due to work related illness or injury, provided that a physician’s certification is submitted setting forth the necessity for such a leave and the anticipated duration of disability. Physician recertification will be required at the expiration of each previous certification for continued eligibility. 1110 Employees will be provided an Occupational Injury or Illness Leave for up to a maximum of two (2) years. An employee who exhausts the two year Occupational Illness or Injury Leave of Absence and has not returned to work shall be terminated.
Occupational Injury or Illness Leave. 1915 Commencing on the first (1st) day of employment for those absences covered by Workers’ Compensation, an Optometrist’s leave shall be continuous until such time as said Optometrist has been released by the attending physician from the period of temporary disability and is available, physically capable of and qualified for performing substantially all job tasks. Such leave of absence may be extended up to a maximum of two (2) years. Optometrists will need to provide a physician’s certification of the necessity for and expected length of the leave. 1916 For Optometrists who are regularly scheduled to work less than 32 hours per week or have less than two (2) years of service, the unpaid Occupational Leave begins after the exhaustion of accrued Extended Sick Leave (ESL) hours and those elected Earned Time Off (ETO) hours used consecutively, immediately following ESL exhaustion. 1917 For Optometrists who are regularly scheduled to work more than 32 hours per week and have more than two years of service, the unpaid Occupational Leave begins after the exhaustion of accrued ESL hours and those elected ETO hours used consecutively immediately following ESL exhaustion but not earlier than six (6) months of disability. In instances where there are no ESL hours or elected ETO hours, and the Optometrists are eligible for State Disability Income or a Workers’ Compensation Award, the Salary Continuance benefit will continue 50% of the Optometrists’ income for a maximum of six (6) months from the date of disability or until the Optometrists are eligible for long‐ term Disability, whichever comes first. Salary Continuance delays the commencement of the Occupational Leave until the 7th month of disability. 1918 The Employer shall place an Optometrist released to return to work from an occupational injury or illness, without medical restrictions, to his/her former or comparable position at his/her regular rate of pay as soon as reasonable, not to exceed seven calendar (7) days after Employer’s receipt of the release. 1919 The Employer will place an Optometrist released to return to work from an occupational injury or illness, on a permanently restricted basis, in the former job provided the Optometrist is physically capable of performing substantially all the job tasks per the medical restrictions and limitations. If the Optometrist is unable to perform his/her former job, the Optometrist has the opportunity to bid on any job vacancy he/she is physically capable of and ...
Occupational Injury or Illness Leave. 2259 A. Eligibility 2260 Commencing on the first (1st) day of employment, for illnesses or injuries determined to be compensable under the Workers’ Compensation laws, employees will be eligible for an Occupational Injury or Illness Leave of Absence. Such leave shall be continuous, provided the employee furnishes a physician’s certification, until the employee is released by the authorized physician(s) up to a maximum of two (2) years.
