Common use of Official Leave for Nonoccupational Disability Clause in Contracts

Official Leave for Nonoccupational Disability. ‌ A. A regular, limited-term or probationary employee shall be granted upon request an Official Leave of Absence Without Pay for up to six (6) months for a nonoccupational disability, including disabilities related to pregnancy and childbirth, provided that the employee meets the following conditions: 1. A medical statement setting forth the need for the leave, start date of the leave, the expected date of return and the period of disability shall be submitted with the Leave request. 2. Such Leave shall begin after all accrued healthcare leave, compensatory time, vacation time and/or annual leave have been applied toward the absence. 3. Unless otherwise required by law, the employee has been paid for six thousand two hundred forty (6240) regularly scheduled hours or more. (This provision does not apply to pregnancy disability leave.) 4. For employees who are disabled because of pregnancy, as defined by state law, the County will maintain and pay for an eligible employee’s coverage under the County’s group health plan for the duration of the leave, not to exceed four (4) months over the course of a 12-month period, at the level and under the conditions that coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued in employment continuously for the duration of the leave.

Official Leave for Nonoccupational Disability. ‌ A. A regular, limited-term or probationary employee shall be granted upon request an Official Leave of Absence Without Pay for up to six (6) months for a nonoccupational disability, including disabilities related to pregnancy and childbirth, provided that the employee meets the following conditions: 1. A medical statement setting forth the need for the leave, start date of the leave, the expected date of return and the period of disability shall be submitted with the Leave request. 2. Such Leave shall begin after all accrued healthcare leave, compensatory time, vacation time and/or annual leave have been applied toward the absence. 3. Unless otherwise required by law, the employee has been paid for six thousand two hundred forty (6240) regularly scheduled hours or more. (This provision does not apply to pregnancy disability leave.) 4. For employees who are disabled because of pregnancy, as defined by state law, the County will maintain and pay for an eligible employee’s coverage under the County’s group health plan for the duration of the leave, not to exceed four (4) months over the course of a 12-month period, at the level and under the conditions that coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued in employment continuously for the duration of the leave.