recuperation or therapy or that was aggravated by service in the line of duty while on active duty. The maximum period of leave is up to 26 weeks of leave in a 12-month period. Military Caregiver Leave is generally a one-time entitlement, and has a special 12-month leave period that begins on the first day the employee takes Military Caregiver Leave. Additional Military Caregiver Leave is available, however, if the military family member sustains a later injury or illness or for the injury or illness of a different military family member. When both spouses work for the School, they are limited to a combined total of 26 weeks for Military Caregiver Leave.
Calculation of FMLA/CFRA Leave
The 12-month period in which the 12 weeks of FMLA or CFRA leave entitlement occurs shall be a rolling 12-month period measured backward from the date the employee uses any FMLA or CFRA leave. Thus, each time an employee takes FMLA or CFRA leave, the remaining leave entitlement would be any balance of the 12 weeks, which has not been used during the immediately preceding 12 months.
Workers' Compensation Leave and the FMLA
Employees disabled by work-related injuries will be granted disability leave consistent with the requirements of California Workers' Compensation law. All Workers’ Compensation leave will be counted against the annual FMLA entitlement.
Notice of Need for Leave
Employees must give reasonable, advance notice of the desire to take CFRA and/or FMLA leave in circumstances where the need for such leave is foreseeable. Leave to accommodate planned medical treatment should be scheduled to avoid disruption in school operations. Employees must provide the School with at least 30 days’ advance notice before the leave is to begin. If the need for leave is not foreseeable, and 30 days’ notice is not possible, notice must be given on the same day that the employee learns of the need for leave, or the next business day, unless circumstances make this impracticable. Leave requests should be made in writing and must set forth the reasons for the requested leave, and the anticipated start date of the leave, and the anticipated duration of the leave. Employees who request a leave because of their own or a family member’s health condition (including pregnancy and military caregiver leave) must submit written medical certification from a health care provider to support the leave request. If an employee fails to provide the required medical certification within 15 days of requesting leave, the School may deny or delay the leave.
Subject to the approval of the health care provider, employees are expected to consult with their manager prior to the scheduling of medical treatment for themselves or a family
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