Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. All female Regular Nurses covered by this Agreement are eligible for pregnancy related disability leave. The leave is granted at the request of the Regular Nurse, for the period of time during which she is incapable of performing her job because of medical disability resulting from pregnancy, delivery, or post-childbirth recovery. The Regular Nurse may take the leave without pay or use accrued PTO during any waiting period before ESL or state Disability becomes available, and may use PTO for any period after ESL is exhausted, or integrated with any State Disability income received, not to exceed the Regular Nurse’s normal pay. The leave may be as long as six (6) months when a verified disability exists. If the Nurse remains disabled following the end date of the leave the situation will be treated as any other non work related medical disability as defined in this Section.
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. A leave of absence for pregnancy-related 3 disability shall be granted for the period of time that the employee is unable to 4 perform the duties required of her position as certified by her personal physician and 5 due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Pregnancy-related 6 disability leave is charged to sick leave balances; if current, accumulated, and 7 statutory sick leave benefits are exhausted within the period of disability, the 8 remaining time that the employee continues on pregnancy-related disability leave 9 shall be in a leave-without-pay status. Additional leave without pay may be granted 10 prior to or following the period of disability. 11 12 The employee shall notify the appropriate manager of her pregnancy and furnish a 13 doctor's statement which indicates the estimated date of leave commencement, at 14 least thirty (30) days in advance of the due date. In the event that the District has a 15 reasonable belief that the employee may be unable to continue to perform all duties 16 related to her regular assignment at any time prior to the defined period of disability, 17 the immediate manager may require the employee to provide a certification from her 18 physician to her ability to perform her duties and any work-related restrictions. 19 20 The usual period of leave following the birth of a child is considered to be six (6)
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. Disability caused by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and/or recovery therefrom shall be treated as any other non-industrial temporary medical disability and is eligible for protection under FMLA for unit members qualifying under the terms of Article
10.13.1. It is the practice of the District to grant sick leave as set forth in Article 10.1 for disabilities caused or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and recovery from childbirth on the same terms and conditions governing leaves of absence from other illness or medical disability. The length of such leave, including the date on which the leave shall commence and the date on which the duties are to be resumed, shall be determined by the unit member’s physician in consultation with the unit member. However, the Superintendent or his/her designee can require a verification of the extent of disability through a physical examination of the unit member by a physician appointed by and paid for by the District.
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. A leave of absence for pregnancy-related 7 disability shall be granted for the period of time that the employee is physically unable 8 to perform the duties required of her position as certified by her personal physician and 9 approved by the district physician due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical 10 conditions. Pregnancy-related disability leave is charged to sick leave balances; if 11 current, accumulated, and statutory sick leave benefits are exhausted within the 12 period of physical disability, the remaining time that the employee continues on 13 pregnancy-related disability leave shall be in a leave-without-pay status. Additional 14 leave without pay may be granted prior to or following the period of physical disability. 15 16 The employee shall notify the appropriate manager of her pregnancy and furnish a 18 commencement, at least thirty (30) days in advance of the due date. and certifies 19 that the employee's condition permits continued performance of all duties related to 20 her regular assignment. In the event that the District has a reasonable belief that the 21 employee appears to may be unable to continue to perform all duties related to her 22 regular assignment at any time prior to the defined period of disability, the immediate 23 manager may request a review by the district physician of the period of disability 24 require the employee to provide a certification from her physician of her ability 25 to perform her duties and any work-related restrictions. 27 The usual period of confinement leave following the birth of a child is considered to 28 be six (6) weeks. If the employee's condition varies from the usual in that she is able 29 to resume performance of all duties related to her regular assignment at an earlier 30 date (or if it is necessary to extend the leave beyond six (6) weeks), the employee 31 shall present the appropriate manager with a statement from her attending physician 32 which describes her condition and the estimated length of absence either releases
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. 6.5.1 A Unit Member is entitled to leave without pay if disabled by pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition under the same terms and conditions as govern any other unpaid leave of absence. A Unit Member is disabled by pregnancy if, in the opinion of her own doctor or other licensed health care practitioner, she is unable because of pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition to perform the essential functions of her job or to perform these duties without undue risk to herself or other persons. The length of such leave, including the date on which such leave shall commence and the date on which duties are to be resumed, shall extend for the duration of the disability not to exceed four (4) months. The Superintendent may require verification of the extent of disability through a physical examination of the employee as provided in Section 6.1.4.
6.5.2 Unit Members are entitled to use accumulated sick leave as set forth in contract Section 6.1 during the pregnancy-related disability leave. Unit members disabled as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition would also be eligible for differential pay and benefits to the extent provided in Section 6.1.7.
6.5.3 After completing the pregnancy-related disability leave, the Unit Member will be returned to her original job or to a substantially similar job with a substantially similar rate of pay and the Superintendent shall provide such guarantee in writing upon request.
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. 49 18.3.5 Parental Leave of Absence (Non-Disability) 49 18.3.6 Personal Leave of Absence 49 18.3.7 Military Training Leaves 50 18.4 Duration of Leave 50 18.5 Combinations of Leaves of Absences 50 18.6 Reinstatement Rights 50 18.7 Working Leave Status 51 18.8 Procedures 51 18.12 Return from Leave 52 18.12.1 Advance Notice 52 18.12.2 Failure to Return 52 SECTION 19 WINTER HOLIDAY 52 19.1 Winter Holidays 52 19.2 Scheduling on the Excluded Holiday 53 19.3 Scheduling on the Designated Holidays 53 19.6 Closed Staffing 54 19.7 Vacations 54 SECTION 20 JURY DUTY AND LEGAL APPEARANCES 54 SECTION 21 TIME OFF FOR CRONA OFFICERS 55 SECTION 22 VACANCIES AND INTERNAL TRANSFERS 56 SECTION 23 REDUCED COMMITMENTS 57 23.1 Voluntary Requested Reduction in Scheduled Commitment 57 SECTION 24 PAYROLL PROCEDURES 59 24.1 Direct Deposit 59 24.2 Late and Missing Time Cards 59 24.3 Correction of Payroll Errors 59 24.4 Paycheck Questions 59 SECTION 25 NURSE INFORMATION CENTERS 59 SECTION 26 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 60 SECTION 27 WRITTEN WARNINGS AND DISCIPLINE 61 27.1 Written Warning (excludes other Disciplinary Notices) 61
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. A. Any teacher who becomes pregnant shall receive, upon request, a pregnancy-related disability leave of absence. The request to the Director shall include a physician’s statement certifying the pregnancy.
B. Teachers will be subject to continuing status reports by the teacher’s physician as to her health and ability to continue teaching for a specific amount of time prior to the disability and, upon taking the disability leave and selecting a date to return or take a child care leave. Upon taking the disability leave and selecting a date to return or take a child care leave, said physician shall verify that the period of disability has ended (or is continuing beyond the anticipated date of return). The above procedure does preclude the Board’s right to require a physician’s certificate from a physician selected by the Board and the filing of timely reports as may be deemed necessary by the Board pursuant to Section 24-6 of the Illinois School Code. If a physical is required by the Board, such expense shall be paid by the Cooperative.
C. The teacher’s seniority is not affected by the pregnancy-related disability leave during the period of time mentioned above. For probationary teachers, however, disability leave in excess of accumulated sick leave may result in a loss of probationary service credit relating to accruing time toward tenure status if the length of the leave prevents a minimum employment period of seven (7) months and/or the evaluation process for a probationary teacher cannot be adequately completed, as determined by the Director.
D. The final decisions governing the granting of probationary years of credit and tenured status shall be determined by the Board upon recommendation of the Director.
E. The pregnancy-related disability leave shall be for a period of time as certified by the employee’s doctor.
F. Employees may use accumulated sick leave during the period of pregnancy-related disability.
G. General Conditions Affecting Pregnancy-Related Disability Leaves Notification by the teacher of her intent to return from a pregnancy-related disability leave must be according to the following timetable:
1. Prior to taking leave, the teacher will inform the Director as to her anticipated date to be physically able to return to work, as verified in writing by her physician, if a child care leave hasn’t been requested.
2. Confirmation of the actual date that a teacher is released by her physician to return to work must be provided to the Director, ...
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. As described in this paragraph, Employees may use accumulated sick leave days for disability caused or contributed to by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Employees may use thirty (30) work days of accumulated sick leave forty (40) work days in the case of cesarean birth) immediately after delivery. Additional sick days may be used, subject to medical verification. Procedures for requesting and approving pregnancy-related disability leaves shall be the same as for Section 6.7 and 6.8 below.
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. 6.5.1 A Unit Member is entitled to leave without pay if disabled by pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition under the same terms and conditions as govern any other unpaid leave of absence. A Unit Member is disabled by pregnancy if, in the opinion of her own doctor or other licensed health care practitioner, she is unable because of pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition to perform the essential functions of her job or to perform these duties without undue risk to herself or other persons. The length of such leave, including the date on which such leave shall commence and the date on which duties are to be resumed, shall extend for the duration of the leave not to exceed four (4) months. The Superintendent may require verification of the extent of disability through a physical examination of the employee as provided in Section 6.1.4.
6.5.2 Unit Members are entitled to use accumulated sick leave as set forth in contract Section 6.1 during the pregnancy-related disability leave.
6.5.3 After completing the pregnancy-related disability leave, the Unit Member will be returned to her original job or to a substantially similar job.
Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave. A. Any teacher assistant who becomes pregnant shall receive, upon request, a pregnancy related disability leave of absence. The request to the Director shall include a physician’s statement certifying pregnancy.
B. The teacher assistant’s seniority is not affected by the pregnancy-related disability leave during the period of time mentioned above. However, for teacher assistants who have less than two (2) years of continuous service, disability leave in excess of accumulated sick leave may result in a loss of credit for evaluation purposes only for the school year if it is determined by the Director that the evaluation process cannot be adequately completed.
C. The pregnancy-related disability leave shall be for a period of time as certified by the teacher assistant’s doctor.
D. Teacher assistants may use accumulated sick leave during the period of pregnancy- related disability.
E. Advancement on the salary schedule will be allowed according to the following:
1. If a teacher assistant works one hundred twenty (120) or more days of a school year, that full year will be allowed on the schedule.
2. If a teacher assistant works less than one hundred twenty (120) days, no advancement on the schedule will be allowed.
F. General Conditions Affecting Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave Notification by the teacher assistant of her intent to return from a pregnancy-related disability leave must be according to the following timetable:
1. Prior to taking the leave, the teacher assistant will inform the Director as to her anticipated date to physically be able to return to work, as verified by her physician, if a child care leave hasn’t been requested.
2. Confirmation of the actual date that a teacher assistant is released by her physician to return to work must be provided to the Director, in writing, prior to said date. Whenever possible, a five (5) working day notice of the specific date to return to work should be provided to the Director so as to insure a continuity of instruction.
3. Teacher assistants who are returning to work immediately following a pregnancy- related disability leave shall return to a designated position within their classification as determined by the Director.
