Common use of Sick Leave Exhaustion Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Exhaustion. At the exhaustion of an employee's sick leave, an employee who is unable to continue to perform his/her duties because of illness, maternity, or injury as verified by a written statement from a licensed physician so stating shall be granted extended leave without pay for a period no longer than the current contracted year. If the condition giving rise to the need to have time off persists and the employee's doctor verifies the need for an extension of the leave without pay, the amount of the additional time off, if any, shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; however, the Superintendent shall have the right to substantiate the first doctor's statement by having the employee submit to another examination at the expense of the District, with the choice of the other doctor to be mutually agreed upon by the Superintendent and employee. After the total accumulated sick leave days have been used, the District will deduct the appropriate contract salary for each day of additional absence.

Sick Leave Exhaustion. At the exhaustion of an employee's sick leave, an employee who is unable to continue to perform his/her duties because of illness, maternity, or injury as verified by a written statement from a licensed physician so stating shall be granted extended leave without pay for a period no longer than the current contracted year. If the condition giving rise to the need to have time off persists and the employeeemploy- ee's doctor verifies the need for an extension of the leave without pay, the amount of the additional time off, if any, shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; however, the Superintendent shall have the right to substantiate the first doctor's statement by having the employee submit to another examination at the expense of the District, with the choice of the other doctor to be mutually agreed upon by the Superintendent and employee. After the total accumulated sick leave days have been used, the District will deduct the appropriate contract salary for each day of additional absence.