Common use of Sick Leaves Clause in Contracts

Sick Leaves. a. After the first year of full-time employment, a full-time faculty member who, by reason of personal illness or a medically certified disability is incapable of performing the regular duties of a faculty member, shall be entitled to a sick leave, with full pay (in lieu of contract salary which otherwise would be earned), for a period not to exceed six months. In no event, however, shall the University’s payment for sick leave exceed one-half (1/2) of the faculty member’s then prevailing annual contract salary. If the faculty member receives governmental disability benefits and/or workers’ compensation benefits during the period of absence, the faculty member shall be paid the difference between the benefits received and the benefits provided above. b. During the first year of full-time employment, the period of paid sick leave shall be limited to one month. c. A faculty member who requires a sick leave must notify the ▇▇▇▇ (or cause notification) of the faculty member’s illness or injury as soon as possible and the approximate date he/she expects to return to work. d. A faculty member disabled for more than two weeks is required to submit to the Benefits Office within Human Resources a medical certificate from the faculty member’s physician setting forth the nature of the disability, the diagnosis and prognosis thereof and the approximate date he/she expects to return to work. e. After the faculty member submits such certificate, the Administration may request the faculty member to submit to an examination by a physician of the Administration’s choice. f. If the physician selected by the Administration and the attending physician disagree as to the ability of the faculty member to return to work, the faculty member, at the request of the Administration, shall submit to an examination by a third physician whose name shall be submitted by an impartial medical panel of the Queens County or New York County Medical Society. The decision of such panel physician shall be binding on both the faculty member and the Administration as to the ability of the faculty member to return to work. g. If the faculty member fails or refuses to submit such certificate or fails or refuses to be examined by a physician selected by the Administration or a panel physician, the faculty member’s sick leave compensation from the University shall cease. In such event a determination as to the faculty member’s continued employment by the University shall be presented to the faculty member’s Department Personnel and Budget Committee, which decision shall be subject to review in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement. h. Each month after the submission of the medical certificate or after any medical examination as set forth above, the faculty member, upon request of University, shall be required to submit a further certificate from the faculty member’s attending physician and the University may request the faculty member to submit to a further examination by a physician selected by the University and, where appropriate, by a panel physician. It is expected that such medical examination by the University’s physician and/or panel physician shall not occur more frequently than at one month intervals. i. If the faculty member fails to return to work after being certified as being able to work by the attending physician or a panel physician, the faculty member’s employment at the University shall cease. j. A faculty member who, after being on sick leave, returns to work may be assigned such duties as are consistent with his/her status as a faculty member (e.g., teaching, advisement, recruitment, preparation of syllabi, etc.). k. A faculty member on a paid sick leave shall be entitled automatically to any general salary increase and to any increase in fringe benefits which shall be granted the faculty as a whole. During the period of the sick leave, the regular, normal deductions, including those for fringe benefits, from the faculty member’s salary shall continue. l. Seniority shall continue and accrue during any such sick leave.

Sick Leaves. a. After the first year of full-time employment, a full-time faculty member who, by reason of personal illness or a medically certified disability is incapable of performing the regular duties of a faculty member, shall be entitled to a sick leave, with full pay (in lieu of contract salary which otherwise would be earned), for a period not to exceed six months. In no event, however, shall the University’s 's payment for sick leave exceed one-half (1/2) of the faculty member’s 's then prevailing annual contract salary. If the faculty member receives governmental disability benefits and/or workers’ ' compensation benefits during the period of absence, the faculty member shall be paid the difference between the benefits received and the benefits provided above. b. During the first year of full-time employment, the period of paid sick leave shall be limited to one month. c. A faculty member who requires a sick leave must notify the ▇▇▇▇ (or cause notification) of the faculty member’s illness or injury as soon as possible and the approximate date he/she expects to return to work. d. A faculty member disabled for more than two weeks is required to submit to the Benefits Office within Human Resources a medical certificate from the faculty member’s 's physician setting forth the nature of the disability, the diagnosis and prognosis thereof and the approximate date he/she expects to return to work. e. After the faculty member submits such certificate, the Administration may request the faculty member to submit to an examination by a physician of the Administration’s choice. f. If the physician selected by the Administration and the attending physician disagree as to the ability of the faculty member to return to work, the faculty member, at the request of the Administration, shall submit to an examination by a third physician whose name shall be submitted by an impartial medical panel of the Queens County or New York County Medical Society. The decision of such panel physician shall be binding on both the faculty member and the Administration as to the ability of the faculty member to return to work. g. If the faculty member fails or refuses to submit such certificate or fails or refuses to be examined by a physician selected by the Administration or a panel physician, the faculty member’s 's sick leave compensation from the University shall cease. In such event a determination as to the faculty member’s 's continued employment by the University shall be presented to the faculty member’s 's Department Personnel and Budget Committee, which decision shall be subject to review in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement. h. Each month after the submission of the medical certificate or after any medical examination as set forth above, the faculty member, upon request of University, shall be required to submit a further certificate from the faculty member’s 's attending physician and the University may request the faculty member to submit to a further examination by a physician selected by the University and, where appropriate, by a panel physician. It is expected that such medical examination by the University’s 's physician and/or panel physician shall not occur more frequently than at one month intervals. i. If the faculty member fails to return to work after being certified as being able to work by the attending physician or a panel physician, the faculty member’s 's employment at the University shall cease. j. A faculty member who, after being on sick leave, returns to work may be assigned such duties as are consistent with his/her status as a faculty member (e.g., teaching, advisement, recruitment, preparation of syllabi, etc.). k. A faculty member on a paid sick leave shall be entitled automatically to any general salary increase and to any increase in fringe benefits which shall be granted the faculty as a whole. During the period of the sick leave, the regular, normal deductions, including those for fringe benefits, from the faculty member’s 's salary shall continue. l. Seniority shall continue and accrue during any such sick leave.

Sick Leaves. ‌ a. After the first year of full-time employment, a full-time faculty member who, by reason of personal illness or a medically certified disability is incapable of performing the regular duties of a faculty member, shall be entitled to a sick leave, with full pay (in lieu of contract salary which otherwise would be earned), for a period not to exceed six months. In no event, however, shall the University’s payment for sick leave exceed one-half (1/2) of the faculty member’s then prevailing annual contract salary. If the faculty member receives governmental disability benefits and/or workers’ compensation benefits during the period of absence, the faculty member shall be paid the difference between the benefits received and the benefits provided above. b. During the first year of full-time employment, the period of paid sick leave shall be limited to one month. c. A faculty member who requires a sick leave must notify the ▇▇▇▇ (or cause notification) of the faculty member’s illness or injury as soon as possible and the approximate date he/she expects to return to work. d. A faculty member disabled for more than two weeks is required to submit to the Benefits Office within Human Resources a medical certificate from the faculty member’s physician setting forth the nature of the disability, the diagnosis and prognosis thereof and the approximate date he/she expects to return to work. e. After the faculty member submits such certificate, the Administration may request the faculty member to submit to an examination by a physician of the Administration’s choice. f. If the physician selected by the Administration and the attending physician disagree as to the ability of the faculty member to return to work, the faculty member, at the request of the Administration, shall submit to an examination by a third physician whose name shall be submitted by an impartial medical panel of the Queens County or New York County Medical Society. The decision of such panel physician shall be binding on both the faculty member and the Administration as to the ability of the faculty member to return to work. g. If the faculty member fails or refuses to submit such certificate or fails or refuses to be examined by a physician selected by the Administration or a panel physician, the faculty member’s sick leave compensation from the University shall cease. In such event a determination as to the faculty member’s continued employment by the University shall be presented to the faculty member’s Department Personnel and Budget Committee, which decision shall be subject to review in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement. h. Each month after the submission of the medical certificate or after any medical examination as set forth above, the faculty member, upon request of University, shall be required to submit a further certificate from the faculty member’s attending physician and the University may request the faculty member to submit to a further examination by a physician selected by the University and, where appropriate, by a panel physician. It is expected that such medical examination by the University’s physician and/or panel physician shall not occur more frequently than at one month intervals. i. If the faculty member fails to return to work after being certified as being able to work by the attending physician or a panel physician, the faculty member’s employment at the University shall cease. j. A faculty member who, after being on sick leave, returns to work may be assigned such duties as are consistent with his/her status as a faculty member (e.g., teaching, advisement, recruitment, preparation of syllabi, etc.). k. A faculty member on a paid sick leave shall be entitled automatically to any general salary increase and to any increase in fringe benefits which shall be granted the faculty as a whole. During the period of the sick leave, the regular, normal deductions, including those for fringe benefits, from the faculty member’s salary shall continue. l. Seniority shall continue and accrue during any such sick leave.leave.‌