Common use of Basis for Separation Clause in Contracts

Basis for Separation. 1. A non-probationary career employee is unable to perform essential assigned functions with or without reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition documented by the employee’s physician and/or University appointed physician, that employee may be medically separated. 2. A medical separation may also be based on the receipt of disability payments from a retirement system to which the University contributes. 3. An employee shall not be separated under this Article while he/she is drawing accrued sick leave. However, the employees may be separated for medical or other reasons if the date of separation was set prior to the commencement of sick leave and if the employee is afforded all rights by the employee’s retirement system.