ARTICLE XXV

XXV. LEAVES OF ABSENCE BECAUSE OF ILLNESS OR INJURY

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   1. Subject to the provisions of Section C. of this Article, each faculty member shall be granted leave with pay, less disability insurance and/or workmen’s compensation payments, with no loss of other benefits for absence because of illness or injury (including inability to work arising out of or connected with pregnancy or recovery therefrom) for a period of up to six (6) months during an academic year. The Board may require medical certification which shall be submitted to the Academic Vice President or his or her designee that such a condition warrants the leave. Such leave shall be considered as service within the meaning of Article XIII, A.1.a., b., c., d., and Article XXX.  
      In order to maintain salary continuance, unused sick days will be utilized until the College receives approval of the benefit from the insurance and/or workers’ compensation carrier. Once this approval is received, the sick days used for this purpose will be reinstated.

   2. At the beginning of each academic year, commencing September 1, 1984, each faculty member will be credited with ten (10) days of sick leave allowance for absences caused by illness or injury. Sick days used will be compensated for pursuant to Section A.1. of this Article. Unused sick days may accumulate year to year with no maximum limit. Accurate records shall be maintained of sick days used and sick days accumulated to reflect a running balance. This balance shall be tallied and recorded by the Human Resources Department, the record of which will be made available to individual faculty members upon request. If no records are available at the date of this Agreement it will be assumed that no sick days have been used and the total accumulated will be tallied from September 1, 1984, or from the date of hiring, whichever is later.

   3. Faculty members will be granted leave with pay for the total number of unused sick days accumulated, after the time limits of Section A.1. of this Article have been exhausted, should s/he be absent because of sickness or illness.

   4. During the first five (5) working days of leave, the faculty members in the affected department shall cover the professional assignments of the faculty member involved, to the extent possible. Thereafter, if the leave continues beyond the initial five (5) working day period, the College shall secure a suitable replacement for the faculty member in accordance with the provisions of Article X of this Agreement.

2. For periods longer than six (6) months, the monthly income benefit provisions outlined in the respective pension plans shall prevail. Those faculty members currently covered by T.P.A.F. shall continue to be covered by T.P.A.F. All other faculty members shall be covered by the Alternate Benefits Plan.

3. A faculty member must notify the Department Chairperson (Director of Library) as soon as is reasonably practicable of his or her illness or injury and of the projected period of absence. The Department Chairperson (Director of Library) must then notify the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

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   1. A faculty member who has used up the leave allowance defined in Section A. of this Article and who is still unable to return to work may request in writing additional leave with pay and/or with no loss of other benefits for review by the Board. The Board, at its discretion, may grant this request.

   2. A faculty member, employed at the College for more than one (1) academic year, who has used up the allowance in Section A. of this Article and who is still unable to return to work shall be granted leave without pay for a period of up to two (2) academic years.

   3. A tenured faculty member who has used up the leave allowance defined in Section A. of this Article and who is still unable to return to work shall be granted leave without pay for a period of up to three (3) academic years.

   4. The Board, at its discretion, may grant leaves or parts of leaves referred to in Section D. 2. and 3. of this Article with no loss of health and welfare benefits.

   5. During a leave referred to in Section D. of this Article, a non-tenured faculty member shall not acquire any years of credit toward tenure or seniority for purposes of Article XXX (Reduction in Force).

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