Ohio Admin. Code 3356-7-08 - Leave without pay for extended serious health condition or disability, excluded professional/administrative staff
(A) Policy statement. The university is
committed to employment practices that promote the health and welfare of its
employees. Through its leave programs, it provides for and encourages
preventive health care; physical, emotional, and mental well-being professional
growth and development; and civic responsibility.
(B) Parameters.
(3)(5) Employees
requesting a leave without pay for an extended
serious health condition or disability
pursuant to this policy may be required to undergo an
examination at the university's expense to confirm the state of the employee's
health.
(4)(6) The university will
maintain all group insurance benefits for a fulltime employee who has been
employed by the university for at least one year prior to the employee
commencing a leave without pay for an extended serious health condition or
disability. The employee will be responsible for paying the employee's share of
the health insurance cost during this leave. Failure of the employee to make
payments in a timely manner may result in the loss of health insurance
benefits.
(1) Duration. An employee may request a leave
without pay for his or her own extended serious health condition or disability.
This leave may be granted for a period of up to six months for an extended
serious health condition or disability following the exhaustion of all accrued
paid sick and/or vacation leave and unpaid leave pursuant to the Family Medical
Leave Act ("FMLA").
(2)
Extension. An employee may request up to an
additional sixmonth period of leave without pay for his or her own extended
serious health condition or disability. This extension of leave without pay may
be approved for up to an additional six-month period. The employee must
provide
All requests for unpaid leave must be
supported by medical evidence from a physician (or duly qualified medical
practitioner) indicating that the employee will be
able
is unable to substantially and
materially perform his or her
their job responsibilities
by
for a
specified date that is no later than one year from
the beginning of the original leave without pay
period of time, a specific date by which it is anticipated
the employee will be able to return to work, and any restrictions for the
employee's return to work .
(3)
The granting of
leave without pay is within supervisory discretion based on the business needs
of the university and is subject to the final approval of the chief human
resources officer, or designee.
(4)
In order to allow
for the business needs of the university, the office of human resources may, in
its discretion, require an employee to submit consecutive requests for
leave.
(6) Employees covered by collective
bargaining should refer to their respective labor agreement.
(C) Procedures.
(1) Excluded professional/administrative
staff requesting extended leave without pay for an extended serious health
condition or disability should
must complete and forward to the office of human
resources the "Request for Leave Form" specifying the reason for the leave
and
, the
anticipated duration of the leave and include
appropriate medical documentation as
needed. Whenever possible, the staff member
should provide notification
Unless exigent
circumstances exist, a complete request must be submitted at least
thirty days in advance of the need for leave.
(2) If the leave without pay for an extended
serious health condition or disability request is granted, human resources will
notify the appropriate supervisor, administrator and/or division
director.
(3) An employee who does
not return at the conclusion of the approved leave may be eligible to apply for disability retirement under one
of the
should contact their Ohio pension
plans or for any
regarding disability retirement eligibility or the office of
human resources regarding possible long-term disability benefits provided
by the university, or may otherwise be terminated by
the university.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3356.03
Rule Amplifies: 3356.03
Prior Effective Dates: 08/26/1986, 11/23/1987, 06/16/2003, 02/04/2013, 01/18/2018
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