Common use of Permitted Uses of Healthcare Leave Clause in Contracts

Permitted Uses of Healthcare Leave. Healthcare leave may be applied to: 1. An absence necessitated by an employee's personal illness, injury or disability due to pregnancy or childbirth, medical or dental appointments during working hours for the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition, preventative care, or absences related to Family Leave as defined in Section 15 of this Article. The employee shall notify the Department in advance to attend medical and dental appointments whenever practicable. 2. Absence from duty because the employee's presence is needed to attend to the serious illness of a member of his or her immediate family, For purposes of this Subsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. Use of this leave is limited to the time period specified in Labor Code section 233. 3. Absence from duty because an employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee uses the leave time for the purposes described in Labor Code sections 230(c) and 230.1(a). 4. If an employee is a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent who has custody of a child enrolled in a California public or private school, kindergarten through grade twelve (12), or in a licensed child day care facility, the employee may use up to ten (10) hours per fiscal year, to attend school conferences and events. Any activity that is sponsored, supervised, or approved by the school, school board, or child care facility is acceptable. Examples include participating in parent-teacher conferences, Open House, or a child’s school related disciplinary issue. Time off requests to attend such events are non-discretionary, but shall be requested in advance to the extent possible. 5. Illness while on paid vacation will be charged to healthcare leave rather than vacation only under the following conditions: a. The illness or injury of the employee was of a nature that would preclude the effective use of vacation and would prevent the employee from performing his or her normal duties. b. The employee must notify his or her supervisor within four (4) calendar days of the beginning of the illness or prior to the end of his or her vacation leave, whichever is sooner, to request that his or her illness on vacation be charged to healthcare leave. c. The Agency shall be under no obligation to extend the vacation beyond the original scheduled vacation ending date. d. Upon the employee's return to work, the employee must furnish the agency with a certificate signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse stating the nature of the medical condition and the period of disablement. 6. An absence due to an air pollution alert which prevents the employee from traveling to his or her work location. 7. Absence due to exposure to a contagious disease when quarantine is imposed by health authorities or when it is determined by a physician designated by the County that the presence of the employee on duty would endanger the health of others. 8. Absence from duty because of personal business not to exceed forty

Permitted Uses of Healthcare Leave. ‌ Healthcare leave may be applied to: 1. An absence necessitated by an employee's personal illness, injury or disability due to pregnancy or childbirth, medical or dental appointments during working hours for the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition, preventative care, or absences related to Family Leave as defined in Section 15 of this Article. The employee shall notify the Department in advance to attend medical and dental appointments whenever practicable. 2. Absence from duty because the employee's presence is needed to attend to the serious illness of a member of his or her immediate family, For purposes of this Subsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. Use of this leave is limited to the time period specified in Labor Code section 233. 3. Absence from duty because an employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee uses the leave time for the purposes described in Labor Code sections 230(c) and 230.1(a). 4. If an employee is a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent who has custody of a child enrolled in a California public or private school, kindergarten through grade twelve (12), or in a licensed child day care facility, the employee may use up to ten (10) hours per fiscal year, to attend school conferences and events. Any activity that is sponsored, supervised, or approved by the school, school board, or child care facility is acceptable. Examples include participating in parent-teacher conferences, Open House, or a child’s school related disciplinary issue. Time off requests to attend such events are non-discretionary, but shall be requested in advance to the extent possible. 5. Illness while on paid vacation will be charged to healthcare leave rather than vacation only under the following conditions: a. The illness or injury of the employee was of a nature that would preclude the effective use of vacation and would prevent the employee from performing his or her normal duties. b. The employee must notify his or her supervisor within four (4) calendar days of the beginning of the illness or prior to the end of his or her vacation leave, whichever is sooner, to request that his or her illness on vacation be charged to healthcare leave. c. The Agency shall be under no obligation to extend the vacation beyond the original scheduled vacation ending date. d. Upon the employee's return to work, the employee must furnish the agency with a certificate signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse stating the nature of the medical condition and the period of disablement. 6. An absence due to an air pollution alert which prevents the employee from traveling to his or her work location. 7. Absence due to exposure to a contagious disease when quarantine is imposed by health authorities or when it is determined by a physician designated by the County that the presence of the employee on duty would endanger the health of others. 8. Absence from duty because of personal business not to exceed forty