Common use of Verification Requirements Clause in Contracts

Verification Requirements. 11.13.1 After any absence due to illness or injury, the unit member shall verify the absence by submitting a completed and signed District absence form to his/her immediate supervisor. 11.13.2 The District Superintendent or designee shall require verification from the unit member’s physician whenever (1) a unit member has been absent for five or more consecutive school days or (2) the unit member’s absence record shows chronic absenteeism or a pattern of absences immediately before or after weekends and/or holidays. 11.13.3 The District Superintendent or designee may require a unit member to visit a physician selected by the District, at District expense, when the unit member’s conduct or performance at work is inconsistent with the medical statement provided by the unit member’s physician. 11.13.3.1 In requiring a unit member to visit a physician selected by the District, the District is entitled only to information concerning whether the unit member is able to perform the essential duties of his or her assignment and whether the unit member requires any accommodation(s) in order to perform the essential duties or has restrictions in the performance of the essential duties. The District is also entitled to know how long the unit member may require those accommodations or will have those restrictions. 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 11.13.4 Before returning to work, a unit member who has been absent for surgery, hospitalization, or extended medical treatment (more than 10 consecutive days) shall submit a letter from his/her physician stating that he/she is able to return to duty and perform the essential duties of his or her assignment with or without accommodations or restrictions. If the unit member will require an accommodation or has restrictions, the unit member’s physician shall indicate the accommodation(s) the unit member will require, the restriction(s) the unit member has and the length of time he or she will require the accommodations or have the restrictions. (Article 11.13 added 9/6/2019)