Pregnancy Related Disability. Disabilities caused or contributed by pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth, and recovery therefrom are, for all job-related purposes, temporary disabilities and should be treated as such under any health or temporary disability insurance or sick leave plan available in connection with employment.
Pregnancy Related Disability. In order to provide for continuity in the classroom between pupil and teacher the following rules shall apply in cases of pregnancy:
Pregnancy Related Disability. 1. An employee may continue to work during the term of her pregnancy provided said employee is capable of performing the required duties of the assignment and further provided the employee’s personal physician certifies as to her fitness to continue employment at least sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated birth of the child. Such certification shall be sent to the superintendent or his designee.
2. The employee shall provide to the superintendent or his designee at least sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated birth of the child the following information:
a. anticipated date of birth of the child.
b. date disability is to begin as certified by a medical doctor.
3. An employee may utilize accumulated sick leave during that period the employee’s doctor certifies the employee to be medically unable to work because of pregnancy or complications arising there from. The employee agrees to provide the superintendent or his designee weekly certification of her continued disability. An employee utilizing accumulated days shall upon termination of the certified disability immediately return to work.
Pregnancy Related Disability. Employees disabled by their pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related condition are entitled to unpaid pregnancy disability leave (“PDL”) for up to four months. There is no minimum service requirement for employees to qualify for PDL. Available FMLA leave shall run concurrently with PDL Leave. However, CFRA Leave shall not be counted against PDL leave. As such, an Employee who has taken PDL leave will still have twelve (12) weeks of CFRA leave available for parental leave pursuant to Section 13.8, so long as the Employee is eligible for CFRA leave and has not utilized their annual allotment of CFRA leave for another purpose.
Pregnancy Related Disability. 13 The Member must file with the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources a 14 statement from her physician that she is physically disabled as a result of pregnancy 15 and stating the expected date of delivery. Utilization of sick leave due to pregnancy 16 related disability shall begin whenever the Member is, in the opinion of the attending 17 physician, disabled to the point where the normal duties required of the position 18 cannot be carried on or performed effectively, and may be continued for the length of 19 such physical disability, but not to exceed the school year in which the pregnancy 20 terminates.
Pregnancy Related Disability. The Member must file with the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources a statement from their physician that they are physically and/or mentally disabled as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions and state the expected date of delivery. Utilization of sick leave due to pregnancy-related disability shall begin whenever the Member is, in the opinion of the attending physician, disabled to the point where the normal duties required of the position cannot be carried on or performed effectively and may be continued for the length of such physical or mental disability.
Pregnancy Related Disability. The employee’s employment shall continue, prior to birth with a nonspecific doctor's note indicating the anticipated delivery date. The employee shall give sixty (60) days notice prior to her planned leave of absence. A period of one (1) working month (20 school days) immediately preceding delivery of the child and one (1) working month immediately following the birth date shall be the maximum entitlement of sick leave days. Sick leave cannot be utilized for days that are not scheduled as work days. If pregnancy related disability is requested outside the parameters of the presumed disability previously noted, medical certification must be provided indicating the specific disability timeline.
Pregnancy Related Disability. 1. For Sick Leave during the period of pregnancy-related disability only, the Teacher Aide or Teaching Assistant shall, prior to commencing same, obtain from her personal physician and submit to the District written certification in the form attached hereto (Appendix A(1)), as to the date of commencement of the disability and an estimate as to its duration.
2. At any time after such a Sick Leave has continued for a period of six (6) weeks after delivery, the Teacher Aide or Teaching Assistant, upon request from the District shall submit an additional written certification from her personal physician to the effect that the disability continues. (Appendix A(2).)
Pregnancy Related Disability. Female unit members covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to utilize paid leave upon 6 presentation of verification from the employee’s treating physician stating:
Pregnancy Related Disability. 5 (a) Female unit members covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to utilize paid leave 7 (1) 9 (3) 6 upon presentation of verification from the employee’s treating physician stating: The nature of the disability; The expected duration of the disability; and When the employee is free to return to her regular duties without restriction. The unit member may serve until such time as it is decided by a physician that she is unable to perform the services required in her particular position. No later than the end of the sixth (6th) month of pregnancy, the unit member is required to provide Human Resources with a statement from her physician indicating her expected date of disability and a prognosis of her ability to perform her contractual duties. She is required to serve until such time as illness or childbirth requires her absence, or identified by her physician. Prior to the time the unit member is scheduled to return to her regular duties, she will provide Human Resources with a letter from her physician stating that she is free to return to her regular duties without restriction. Up to four consecutive weeks of accrued sick leave may be reclassified as adoptive leave and used for the purpose of receiving and caring for a newly adoptive child who has not yet entered first grade. This benefit will not be subject to the difference due provisions of this article. Such leave is only available for a formal, legal adoption and the unit member must provide the District with proof of such qualifications. At the end of pregnancy or adoptive leave, the unit member may request an unpaid leave for the remainder of the work year. If the unit member returns during the same work year, her current assignment will be held for her. Upon written request of the unit member, the District may extend the unpaid leave for one additional academic year. An extension will normally be granted only if the unit member’s initial unpaid leave has been for less than a full year. In cases of miscarriage, an individual on unpaid leave may be considered for immediate placement provided a position for which the individual is qualified exists and a statement from the attending physician indicates that the individual is able to return full-time to duty without detriment to her health.
