Common use of Unpaid Disability Leave Clause in Contracts

Unpaid Disability Leave. Unit members who have exhausted all available sick leave benefits, who are not disabled under STRS disability retirement standards but who qualify for an unpaid leave of absence for medical reasons shall be required to request such leave from the Board of Education and such leave shall be granted or extended for up to two years. Unit members who are unable to return to work and who fail to request such leave, or to return to duty upon the expiration of such leave shall be given written notice by the district Treasurer that such action is deemed an abandonment of employment and all further rights to employment in the school district are extinguished.

Unpaid Disability Leave. Unit members who have exhausted all available sick leave benefits, who are not disabled under STRS disability retirement standards but who qualify for an unpaid leave of absence for medical reasons shall be required to request such leave from the Board of Education and such leave shall be granted or extended for up to two years. Unit members who are unable to return to work and who fail to request such leave, or to return to duty upon the expiration of such leave shall be given written notice by the district Treasurer treasurer that such action is deemed an abandonment of employment and all further rights to employment in the school district are extinguished.