Butte School District

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

5329P

Long-Term Illness/Temporary Disability/Maternity Leave

Collectively bargained personnel will follow the procedures for long-term illness/temporary disability/maternity leave according to their collective bargaining agreement.

The following procedures will be used when an employee has a long-term illness or temporary
disability, including maternity:

1. When any illness or temporarily disabling condition is “prolonged,” an employee will be asked by the administration to produce a written statement from a physician, stating that the employee is temporarily disabled and is unable to perform the duties of his/her position until such a time.
2. Maternity leave will be treated as any other disability. Generally, unless mandated otherwise by a physician, maternity leave does not exceed six (6) weeks. As a disabling condition, maternity leave is not available to fathers.
3. In the case of any other extended illness, procedures for assessing the probable duration of the temporary disability will vary. The number of days of disability will vary according to different conditions, individual needs, and the assessment of individual physicians. Normally, however, the employee should expect to return on the date indicated by the physician, unless complications develop which are further certified by a physician.
4. An employee who has signified her intent to return at the end of her maternity leave of absence shall be reinstated to her original job or an equivalent position with equivalent pay and accumulated seniority, retirement, fringe benefits, and other service credits.

Procedure History:
Promulgated on: 12/21/15
Reviewed on:
Revised on: