Prolonged Illness or Disability. The parties hereby agree that in the event either party suffers a prolonged illness and/or disability (hereinafter referred to as "disability"), then any and all medical and/or health-related expenses (hereinafter referred to as "medical expenses") incurred in connection with said disability shall be paid from the proceeds or benefits of any policy of insurance, trust fund, income or separate property of the infirm and/or disabled party (hereinafter referred to as "disabled party"). It is the understanding and intention of each party that neither shall have any obligation to pay all or any part of the said medical and/or health-related expenses of the disabled party even in the event the separate property of the disabled party shall prove insufficient. Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, either party may expend the separate property of the other for the health, maintenance and welfare of such other party if authorized to do so under a Power of Attorney, in a form agreeable to both parties, duly executed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Prolonged Illness or Disability. A prolonged illness or disability shall be defined as absence from work for four (4) consecutive days or more. Any teacher that can anticipate a prolonged disability (such as scheduled surgery, or confinement to home or hospital) shall notify the building principal in writing as soon as possible. In any prolongea illness or disabilities the teacher shall keep the principal informed of the situation. Any notification shall contain the projected dates of incapacity due to illness or disability. It is understood that the use of sick leave shall be only for the duration of the actual incapacity. The Board reserves the right to verify the incapacity by requiring the teacher to submit to an examination by a physician. The physician shall be selected by the teacher pending acceptance by the Board. The examination requested by the Board will be at Board expense. Changes in the length of this leave may be made only after a written doctor's notice of ability to return or not to return to work. Said notice shall be submitted thirty (30) days in advance, when possible.
Prolonged Illness or Disability. An employee who has a medically verified disability, to include pregnancy, or who requires serious surgery shall be entitled to a medical leave of absence up to ninety (90) calendar days. Such leave shall commence at any time after the employee's physician has confirmed the medical disability and the employee gives notice to the Employer. Accumulated sick and annual leave may be utilized prior to the commencement of the medical leave. When the medical leave of absence under this provision is granted for a specific period of not more than ninety (90) calendar days, the employee upon a doctor's approval to return to work shall be entitled, at the termination of such leave, to be reinstated at the same step and level of position the employee held at the time the leave was granted. Upon the employee's physician's confirmation of the continuing medical disability, an additional leave of absence may be granted up to nine (9) months without pay. Upon approval of the employee's doctor to return to work during this extended leave, the employee at the termination of such leave, shall be entitled, if a vacancy exists, to be reinstated at the same step and level of position the employee held at the time the leave was granted. If no such vacancy exists, the employee shall have the option to return to work in a lower classification where a vacancy exists until such time as the employee can be reinstated to the original classification. Vacation credit, can be reinstated to the original classification. Vacation credit, seniority, pension and sick leave will be frozen during an additional leave after ninety (90) calendar days. Holidays will be paid only while on paid sick leave. All leaves in excess of ninety (90) calendar days can only be granted by the County Administrator. The County reserves the right to continue the leave to that time originally requested by the employee.
Prolonged Illness or Disability
