Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue working, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if:
(a) The employee fails to produce a certification from her physician that she is medically able to continue working, or
(b) The Board’s physician and the employee’s physician agree that she cannot continue working, or
(c) Following any difference of medical opinion between the Board’s physician and the employee’s physician, the Board may request expert consultation in which case a third impartial physician, agreed upon by the employee and the Board, shall be appointed to examine the employee and render a medical opinion which shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to continue working. The expense of any examination by an impartial third physician under this paragraph shall be shared equally by the employee and the Board.
Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue or resume working, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if:
1) the pregnant employee fails to produce a certification from her physician that she is medically able to continue work following a request by the Board for such certification; or,
2) the Board’s physician and the employee’s physician agree that she cannot continue working; or,
3) following any difference of medical opinion between the Board’s physician and the employee’s physician, the Board requests expert consultation in which case the Xxxxxx County Medical Society shall appoint an impartial third physician who shall examine the employee and whose medical opinion shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to continue working or to remain on disability leave occasioned by pregnancy. The expense of any examination by an impartial third physician under this paragraph shall be paid by the Board.
Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue teaching, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if:
a. The pregnant teacher fails to produce a certification from her physician that she is medically able to continue teaching, or
b. The Board's physician and the teacher's physician agree that she cannot continue teaching, or
c. Following any difference of medical opinion between the Board's physician and the teacher's physician, the Board may request expert consultation in which case a third impartial physician, agreed upon by the teacher and the Board, shall be appointed to examine the teacher and render a medical opinion which shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to continue teaching. The expense of any examination by an impartial third physician under this paragraph shall be shared equally by the teacher and the Board.
Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue working, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if:
(a) The pregnant secretary fails to produce a certification from her physician that she is medically able to continue working, or
(b) the Board's physician and the secretary's physician agree that she cannot continue working, or
(c) following any difference of medical opinion between the Board's physician and the secretary's physician, the Board requests expert consultation in which case the Ocean County Medical Society shall appoint an impartial third physician who shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to continue working. The expense of any examination shall be shared equally by the secretary and the Board.
Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue working, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if:
a) the pregnant bus driver fails to produce a certification from her physician that she is medically able to continue working, or
b) the Board's physician and the bus driver's physician agree that she cannot continue working, or
c) following any difference of medical opinion between the Board's physician and the bus driver's physician, the Board requests expert consultation in which case the Ocean County Medical Society shall appoint an impartial third physician who shall examine the bus driver and whose medical opinion shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to continue working. The expense of any examination by an impartial third physician under this paragraph shall be shared equally by the bus driver and the Board.
Physical Incapacity. Leaves for physical incapacity commence upon the exhaustion of Short-Term Disability Wage Replacement Benefits. The maximum duration of leaves for physical incapacity shall be eighteen (18) months, except that the Board has the discretion to grant an additional six
Physical Incapacity a. Employees are responsible to inform or cause the Administration to be informed of the health-connected reason for any absence as soon as possible.
b. Prior to the expiration of a paid sick leave, an employee may request an extended non- compensable leave of absence terminating at a specified date. The request must be in writing.
c. Should extension of such leave be required, a renewal application and a physician's certification must be submitted.
d. When an employee is released by the attending physician to return to work, the employee shall notify the Personnel Office in writing of his/her intent to return. The notice must be supported by a report from the attending physician that the employee is fully recovered and capable of performing the functions and duties of his/her position. This notice shall be given as far in advance of the employee's intended return as is practicable.
e. Seniority shall continue to accumulate during physical incapacity.
f. The employee shall be assigned to the position he/she held prior to the leave, provided he/she is released to return to work from the physician within 12 months of the onset of the disability. If unable to return within 12 months, the employee will be able to exercise seniority rights to bump into:
(1) Any sub-classification within his/her occupational group that is in a direct line across or beneath his/her group sub-classification; or
(2) Any sub-classification within his/her occupational group that said employee had previously held on a permanent basis; or
(3) Into any occupational group for which he/she is qualified on a district-wide basis providing that he/she has held that position previously.
Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue performing her duties, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if:
1. The pregnant employee fails to produce a certification from her physician that she is medically able to continue performing her duties; or
2. The Board's physician and the employee's physician agree that she cannot continue performing her duties; or
3. Following any difference of medical opinion between the Board's physician and the employee's physician, the Board may request expert consultation, in which a third impartial physician, agreed upon by the employee's physician and the Board's physician, shall be appointed to examine the employee, and whose medical opinion shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical incapacity to continue performing her duties. The expense of any examination by an impartial third physician under this subparagraph shall be shared equally by the employee and the Board.
Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue teaching, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if: The pregnant employee fails to produce a certification from her physician that she is medically able to continue working; or The Board of Education’s physician and the employee’s physician agree that she cannot continue working; or Following any difference of medical opinion between the Board’s physician and the employee’s physician, the Board requests expert consultation, in which case the Bergen County Medical Society shall be requested to appoint an impartial third physician who shall examine the employee and whose medical opinion shall be conclusive and binding on the issue of medical capacity to continue working. The expense of any examination by an impartial third physician under this paragraph shall be shared equally by the employee and the Board.
1. Any other ”just cause” as defined in N.J.S.A. Title 18A and Article IV(C).
2. Where disability leaves have been approved, the commencement or termination dates thereof may be further extended or reduced for medical reasons upon application by the employee to the Board. Such extensions or reductions shall be granted by the Board for additional reasonable periods of time provided, however, that the Board may alter the requested dates upon a finding that such extensions or reductions would substantially interfere with the administration of the school and/or with the education of the pupils, and provided further that such change by the Board is not medically contraindicated. All extensions of such leaves shall in any event be subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:30-1, et seq., and specifically N.J.S.A. 18A:30-6 and 18A:30-7.
3. These provisions shall not be deemed to impose on the Board any obligation to grant or extend a disability leave of absence of any non-tenured employee beyond the end of the contract school year in which the leave is obtained.
Physical Incapacity. Her physical condition or capacity is such that her health would be impaired if she were to continue working, and which physical incapacity shall be deemed to exist only if:
