Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West
Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West
Daughters of Charity - SEIU-UHW Healthcare Workers West
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as the employee’s spouse, parents, child, registered domestic partner or the<br />
child <strong>of</strong> a registered domestic partner.<br />
c. A serious medical condition <strong>of</strong> the employee.<br />
d. Care for an injured servicemember. An eligible employee who is<br />
the spouse, son, daughter, parent, next <strong>of</strong> kin or registered domestic<br />
partner <strong>of</strong> a covered U.S. Armed Forces servicemember who incurs an<br />
illness or injury in the line <strong>of</strong> duty. Such eligible employees shall be<br />
entitled to a total <strong>of</strong> twenty-six (26) workweeks <strong>of</strong> leave during a twelve<br />
(12) month period to care for the servicemember. The leave described in<br />
this paragraph shall only be available during a single twelve (12) month<br />
period.<br />
3. Additionally, employees shall be granted leaves <strong>of</strong> absence for physical or mental<br />
disabilities for a period not to exceed one (1) year, where the necessity for such<br />
absence has been certified by the employee's attending physician; such leaves<br />
shall be subject to the return from leave provisions <strong>of</strong> Section U below.<br />
M. Personal Leave<br />
A personal/emergency leave <strong>of</strong> absence may be granted to full-time and regular part-time<br />
employees. Length <strong>of</strong> a personal leave <strong>of</strong> absence may range up to 90 calendar days.<br />
Approval <strong>of</strong> personal/emergency leave <strong>of</strong> absence shall be made by the employee's<br />
immediate supervisor with the concurrence <strong>of</strong> the Human Resources Department.<br />
The Employer will not unreasonably withhold approval <strong>of</strong> requests for<br />
personal/emergency leaves <strong>of</strong> absence.<br />
N. Industrial Leave<br />
1. Leaves due to industrial illness or injury shall be granted and applied consistent<br />
with applicable laws governing workers compensation. Service credit, accrual <strong>of</strong><br />
seniority, and Employer contributions toward the employee's benefit package<br />
shall continue during the entire period <strong>of</strong> a leave <strong>of</strong> absence due to industrial<br />
illness or injury.<br />
2. An Employee who is injured or suffers a work related illness on the job shall be<br />
placed on an industrial leave <strong>of</strong> absence beginning with the first day <strong>of</strong> such<br />
injury or illness. Employees covered by <strong>Workers</strong> Compensation will remain on<br />
industrial leave until such time as the employee has been released by a physician,<br />
and/or cleared by the Employee Health Process. When released to return to work,<br />
the Employee must be available and physically capable <strong>of</strong> performing the job,<br />
with legal obligations <strong>of</strong> the employer to make reasonable accommodations,<br />
where legally necessary or required.<br />
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