Common use of Leave Procedure Clause in Contracts

Leave Procedure. The GHTA Executive Board shall manage the Catastrophic Leave Procedure (“CLP”). The CLP shall be implemented for the express purpose of providing additional sick leave days to those bargaining unit members who have suffered from a catastrophic illness or serious accident that prohibits them from returning to work and performing their normal job responsibilities. This shall also include a catastrophic illness of a spouse or child, when the spouse or child is a permanent resident of the employee’s home and when the sick leave beneficiary is a primary caretaker. a. Upon receipt of a request for catastrophic leave from a bargaining unit member, the GHTA Executive Board may approach bargaining unit members to secure donated days (using the Catastrophic Leave Donation Form) to be used to satisfy a catastrophic leave request approved under this section. The GHTA Executive Board must provide the Treasurer the original Catastrophic Leave Donation Forms so they may be processed upon approval of a catastrophic leave request. If more than one (1) person is donating days, the GHTA Executive Board will provide a list in writing to the Treasurer of the order in which sick days will be donated. b. The GHTA Executive Board may award a maximum of fifteen (15) days per request to a member who submits his/her initial request and if he/she meets the qualifications for eligibility. The GHTA Executive Board shall notify the board Treasurer in writing, the number of days a member is to be awarded. The member will only be entitled to those days which are essential. If days allotted are greater than the need, the GHTA Executive Board shall identify to the Treasurer in writing the donor member(s) to whom the unused donated days shall be returned. c. If it becomes apparent that he/she will not be able to return to work at the expiration of the first fifteen (15)-day period awarded, the member may reapply for an additional fifteen (15) days, not to exceed the maximum allotment of thirty

Leave Procedure. The GHTA Executive Board shall manage the Catastrophic Leave Procedure (“CLP”). The CLP shall be implemented for the express purpose of providing additional sick leave days to those bargaining unit members who have suffered from a catastrophic illness or serious accident that prohibits them from returning to work and performing their normal job responsibilities. This shall also include a catastrophic illness of a spouse or child, when the spouse or child is a permanent resident of the employee’s home and when the sick leave beneficiary is a primary caretaker. a. Upon receipt of a request for catastrophic leave from a bargaining unit member, the GHTA Executive Board may approach bargaining unit members to secure donated days (using the Catastrophic Leave Donation Form) to be used to satisfy a catastrophic leave request approved under this section. The GHTA Executive Board must provide the Treasurer the original Catastrophic Leave Donation Forms so they may be processed upon approval of a catastrophic leave request. If more than one (1) person is donating days, the GHTA Executive Board will provide a list in writing to the Treasurer of the order in which sick days will be donated. b. The GHTA Executive Board may award a maximum of fifteen (15) days per request to a member who submits his/her initial request and if he/she meets the qualifications for eligibility. The GHTA Executive Board shall notify the board Treasurer in writing, the number of days a member is to be awarded. The member will only be entitled to those days which are essential. If days allotted are greater than the need, the GHTA Executive Board shall identify to the Treasurer in writing the donor member(s) to whom the unused donated days shall be returned. c. If it becomes apparent that he/she will not be able to return to work at the expiration of the first fifteen (15)-day 15-day period awarded, the member may reapply for an additional fifteen (15) 15 days, not to exceed the maximum allotment of thirty30 days. The additional allotment of days determined will be the final decision of the GHTA Executive Board. d. A member may only apply for days after he/she has exhausted all available leaves. e. A member applying shall be required to provide the GHTA Executive Board with medical certification from a licensed physician attesting the member’s condition is a major illness or serious injury that will require at least twenty (20) consecutive days of recovery, the GHTA Executive Board, at its discretion, may require a second medical opinion. f. The decision of the GHTA Executive Board regarding the approval or disapproval of requests for sick leave days from the GHTA “CLP” shall be a final decision and shall not be appealable through any internal grievance process or external legal proceeding. Neither GHTA nor the Garfield Heights Board of Education shall be held liable for the approval or disapproval of request for sick days in the GHTA “CLP”. g. Elective medical procedures (or procedures including surgery, which can be performed during a time period where it would not impact on employment time) shall not be approved. h. If adequate and compliant information and medical certification is provided and a request is approved, the GHTA Executive Board will notify the employee and the Treasurer’s office in writing, of its decision within 48 hours after reviewing the information and certification. The GHTA Executive Board must have a minimum of five (5) GHTA Executive Board members to convene. All medical information will be kept confidential.