Return to Work After Pregnancy Disability Leave a. The date of reinstatement from the Pregnancy Disability Leave is typically determined by agreement between the University and the employee when the leave is granted. If the actual reinstatement date differs from the original agreement or no agreement was made and the employee is returning directly from Pregnancy Disability Leave, the University shall reinstate the employee within two (2) business days or, when two (2) business days is not feasible, as soon as possible after the employee notifies the University of her readiness to return.
Return to Work After Pregnancy Disability Leave. An employee who has been granted a Pregnancy Disability Leave or has been temporarily transferred due to pregnancy disability shall be returned to the same job provided the employee returns to work immediately upon termination of the Pregnancy Disability Leave and provided such return is within four months of the date on which the Pregnancy Disability Leave commenced. If the same job is not available, a comparable job will be offered if the employee would have been entitled to the comparable job if she had been continuously working rather than on leave. If a comparable position is not available on the employee’s scheduled date of return but a comparable position or positions become available within sixty (60) days thereafter, the University shall notify the employee of the position(s). If the employee is reinstated within that sixty-day (60-day) period, the period between the employee’s originally scheduled date of reinstatement and her actual date of reinstatement shall not be counted for purposes of any employee pay or benefits. A female employee who is also granted Parental Leave under Section D Family and Medical Leave (FML) shall be returned to work in accordance with Section D.1.i of this Article. An employee who was granted a medical leave of absence in accordance with Section C – Medical Leaves of Absence following Pregnancy Disability Leave shall be returned to work in accordance with Section C.6.
