Butte School District

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Long-Term Illness/Temporary Disability/Maternity Leave

Collectively bargained personnel will be granted long-term illness/temporary disability/maternity leave according to their collective bargaining agreement.

Employees may use sick leave for long-term illness or temporary disability, and, upon the expiration of sick leave, the Board may grant eligible employees leave without pay if requested. Medical certification of the long-term illness or temporary disability may be required, at the Board’s discretion.

Long-term illness or temporary disability shall be construed to include pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery therefrom. Maternity leave includes only continuous absence immediately prior to delivery, absence for delivery, and absence for post-delivery recovery, or continuous absence immediately prior to and in the aftermath of miscarriage or other pregnancyrelated complications. Such leave shall not exceed six (6) weeks unless prescribed by a physician.

Leave without pay arising out of any long-term illness or temporary disability, including pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery therefrom, shall commence only after sick leave has been exhausted. The duration of leaves, extensions, and other benefits for privileges such as health and long-term illness or temporary disability plans in the event of maternity leave, shall apply under the same conditions as other long-term illness or temporary disability leaves.

The Superintendent shall devise procedures within the intent of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as amended in 1978 by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and within the scope of applicable law and court rulings in the state of Montana.

Legal Reference:
§ 49-2-310, MCA Maternity leave – unlawful acts of employers
§ 49-2-311, MCA Reinstatement to job following pregnancy-related leave of absence
Admin. R. Mont. 24.9.1201—1207 Maternity Leave

Policy History:
Adopted on: 12/21/15
Reviewed on:
Revised on: