Special Major Medical Leave. For all members with ten (10) or more years of service, a period of nine (9) months at one-half pay will be provided for special major medical leave. “Major Medical” shall be defined as: Any and all circulatory diseases (including, but not limited to stroke or heart attack), paralysis, and loss of sight. Major Medical may be used after other benefits from Article 24 have been used. A member who receives special major medical leave cannot receive and retain Workers’ Compensation temporary total wage benefits for the same period of time, arising out of the same injury.
Special Major Medical Leave. For all employees with ten (10) or more years of service, a period of nine (9) months at one-half pay will be provided for special major Medical leave. "Major Medical" shall be defined as any debilitating physical disease (such as cancer and heart disease) or injury that requires a lengthy confinement or convalescence. Major Medical leave may be used only after all accrued paid leave has been exhausted. The City will require verification from a physician to substantiate the need for this leave. Employees who receive Special Major Medical Leave benefits cannot receive and retain Workers' Compensation temporary total disability benefits for the same period of time, arising out of the same injury.
Special Major Medical Leave. For all Bargaining Unit employees with five (5) or more years of full-time, City of Gahanna service, 1,040 hours at full pay will be provided for special major medical leave over a period of six (6) months. This special leave shall provide for payment to the employee from the thirtieth (30th) calendar day of the accident or illness of the employee. This leave is only to be used for incidents involving the employee and is not to be used for major medical incidents involving family members. 'Major medical' shall be defined as any debilitating non-work related condition that by its nature requires a lengthy confinement or convalescence and renders the employee unable to perform his or her regular job for the city or available light-duty as described herein . Major medical leave may be used only after all accumulated sick and vacation time has been exhausted. The City will require verification from a physician to substantiate the need for this leave. The City has the right to require verification of the need for the leave by a physician designed by the City. If the opinion and conclusions of the City-appointed and employee-retained practitioners differ, the employee shall submit to an examination by a practitioner mutually appointed by the City and the Union. If the City and the Union cannot agree on a third-party practitioner within thirty (30) days, then the two practitioners shall mutually appoint a third-party practitioner. The opinion and conclusion of the third practitioner shall be binding. Major medical leave is not available to an employee for any duty-related disabling injury. An employee on major medical leave shall not accrue sick leave or vacation time. Subsequent periods of absence for the same condition separated by less than thirty (30) calendar days will be treated as the same use of major medical leave. Additional increments of thirty (30) days can be granted with approval of the Mayor and City Council. No special major medical leave payments shall be made to any employee who is working for another employer. An employee on special major medical leave shall maintain biweekly contact with the department head or designee during the period of time they are disabled unless the Director of Human Resources or the Department Head approves a different frequency for contact. An employee shall notify the department head or designee at least seven (7) days before their expected return to work date to reconfirm that date. To assist an employee to returnin...
