Pregnancy/Birth Leave. Each employee who is required to be absent from duties because of temporary disability caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery therefrom shall be entitled to a leave of absence with pay in the same manner as leaves for illness, injury or other disability. 3.1 The determination of temporary disability, the length of the leave of absence, the beginning and ending dates of the leaves shall be made by the employee and the employee's physician. 3.2 Accumulated sick leave may be applied to such leave. After all accumulated sick leave is exhausted, the employee is eligible to receive the difference between her salary and that paid to the substitute employee filling her position for a period of up to five (5) months or for the duration of the temporary disability, whichever is less. 3.3 An employee desiring a leave of absence for a period of time longer than the actual temporary disability, as determined by the employee and her physician, may request a leave of absence without pay pursuant to paragraph #5 of this article.
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Samples: Successor Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
