Sick Leave and Vacation Leave Accruals. Sick and vacation leave shall not accrue for any full calendar month in which the employee is not in a regular paid status. Sick and vacation time will accrue during the employee's use of paid sick leave and/or paid vacation leave for any portion of FMLA leave. Same Same Maintenance of Medical, Dental and Life Insurance Benefits The Town will maintain group medical, dental and life insurance coverage for the duration of the FMLA leave provided that the employee make the necessary payment(s) for that portion of the insurance premium that s/he would have had to make had s/he not taken FMLA leave. In the event that the employee does not return to work when the FMLA leave expires, s/he shall be able to continue medical and dental coverage under COBRA at his/her own expense at the COBRA rates. Failure to continue coverage under COBRA will remain in the expiration of medical and dental coverage at the end of the month when such FMLA leave has expired. Life insurance coverage expires when FMLA leave expires if the employee does not return to work. Same Same ISSUES PERSONAL SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION BIRTH, ADOPTION OR XXXXXX CARE SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION OF CHILD,PARENT OR SPOUSE MISCELLANEOUS All requests for FMLA leave must be documented including whether or not the leave was granted and reasons for the denial where that is the case. The Family Medical Leave Act prohibits an employer from putting any restraint on an employee for exercising his/her rights under the FMLA. The Town may not penalize or discipline an employee for requesting or using the FMLA provisions. The 12 month period for FMLA purposes will coincide with the Town's fiscal year (July 1-June 30). Each employee shall be allowed a combined total of 12 weeks of FMLA leave per year (except when both spouse work for the Town as described above). Medical information and documentation shall be treated as confidential medical records and shall be kept in a confidential file separate from the employee's personnel file. The parties agree that existing contractual benefits will remain in effect in accordance with existing collective bargaining agreement.
Sick Leave and Vacation Leave Accruals. Sick and vacation leave shall not accrue for any full calendar month in which the employee is not in a regular paid status. Sick and vacation time will accrue during the employee's use of paid sick leave and/or paid vacation leave for any portion of FMLA leave. Same. Same. ISSUES PERSONAL SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION BIRTH, ADOPTION OR XXXXXX CARE SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION OF CHILD, SPOUSE OR PARENT Maintenance of Medical, Dental and Life Insurance Benefits The Town will maintain group medical, dental and life insurance coverage for the duration of the FMLA leave provided that the employee makes the necessary payment(s) for that portion of the insurance premium that s/he would have had to make had s/he not taken FMLA leave. In the event that the employee does not return to work when the FMLA leave expires, s/he shall be able to continue medical and dental coverage under COBRA at his/her own expense at the COBRA rates. Failure to continue coverage under COBRA will result in the expiration of medical and dental coverage at the end of the month when such FMLA leave has expired. Life insurance coverage expires when FMLA leave expires if the employee does not return to work unless the employee opts to continue coverage at his expense. Same. Same.
