Common use of Use of Paid/Unpaid Leave Clause in Contracts

Use of Paid/Unpaid Leave. The employee will be required to exhaust all available paid leave, including vacation, sick and personal leave for which they would be eligible, as part of his/her FMLA leave. This time must be exhausted before unpaid leave time begins, and runs concurrently with the start of the FMLA leave. All time off taken for an FMLA-covered reason will count against an employee’s FMLA entitlement, even when the employee was also on paid leave, or on other unpaid leave.

Use of Paid/Unpaid Leave. The employee will be required to exhaust all available paid leave, including vacationPTO, sick and personal leave for which they would be eligible, as part of his/her FMLA leave. This time must be exhausted before unpaid leave time begins, and runs concurrently with the start of the FMLA leave. All time off taken for an FMLA-covered reason will count against an employee’s FMLA entitlement, even when the employee was also on paid leave, or on other unpaid leave.