Pregnancy-Related Leave. (a) An Employee may take accrued sick leave with pay for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. In addition, the Employee may use any accrued vacation leave. Following exhaustion of accrued sick leave, the Employee may request sick leave without pay for pregnancy-related purposes (“pregnancy-related leave”). Sick leave with pay and pregnancy-related leave shall be used only for that period in which the Employee is unable to perform the substantial and material duties of her position because of her pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or related medical conditions, including reasonable pre-delivery, delivery, and recovery time, as certified by a licensed physician. Within thirty (30) days of the termination of pregnancy, the Employee shall provide a statement by her attending physician stating the period for which the Employee is unable to work and the projected date on which she will be able to return to work. (b) Upon exhaustion of accrued sick leave, the Employee may be permitted to use accrued vacation leave or compensatory time. If the Employee presents a physician’s statement that the inability to perform the substantial and material duties of her position because of her pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or related medical conditions, including reasonable pre-delivery, delivery and recovery time, is not likely to exceed six
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Pregnancy-Related Leave. (a) An Employee may take accrued sick leave with pay for pregnancy, childbirthchild birth, and related medical conditions. In addition, the Employee may use any accrued vacation leave. Following exhaustion of accrued sick leave, the Employee may request sick leave without pay for pregnancy-related maternity purposes (“pregnancy-related leave”). Sick leave with pay and pregnancy-related leave shall be used only for that period in which the Employee is unable to perform the substantial and material essential duties of her position because of her pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or related medical conditions, including reasonable pre-delivery, delivery, and recovery time, as certified by a licensed physician. Within thirty (30) days of the termination of pregnancy, the Employee shall provide a statement by her attending physician stating the period for which the Employee is unable to work and the projected date on which she will be able to return to work.
(b) Upon exhaustion of accrued sick leavePregnancy-related leave without pay granted under subsection (a) for pregnancy, the Employee may be permitted to use accrued vacation leave or compensatory timechildbirth, and related medical conditions shall in no event exceed six (6) months. If the Employee presents is unable to return to work within six (6) months, the Employee shall be given a physiciandisability separation. Pregnancy-related leave without pay shall not include time requested for purposes of child care following the Employee’s statement that the inability to perform the substantial and material duties of her position because of her pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, childbirth or related medical conditions, including reasonable pre-delivery, delivery and recovery time, is not likely to exceed sixother termination of the pregnancy.
(c) Any additional leave without pay for parental or child care purposes must be requested under the provisions of Section 3 below.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement