LEAVES
SECTION 1. MATERNITY LEAVE - A pregnant County employee, employed by the County for 26 weeks or more, shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for a period up to 12 months. The employee shall rep6rt to the appropriate Department Head existence of pregnancy not later than the fourth month. The Department Head and the employee shall decide when the leave shall begin and the length of the leave. The employee may continue to work up to the ninth month of pregnancy if such employee so desires. However, the employee must provide the employer with a physician’s statement of physical fitness to continue to work beyond the sixth month. The employee shall be allowed to reduce the 12 month period of leave or other designated period by using any or all of her earned leave credits; A physicians statement shall be required prior to the return of the employee to duty.
SECTION 2.
MILITARY LEAVE - All employees covered under this agreement called to
active duty who are in the Reserves or National Guard or those who have enlisted
or are subject to call by the Draft Board shall receive a military leave of
absence. Upon return from duty, the employee shall be given back the job or
position left. Employees will receive their regular pay and other benefits
in accordance with
SECTION 3. BEREAVEMENT - In the event of a death in the immediate family, an employee shall be allowed three bereavement days with pay for each such death. The immediate family shall be defined as: husband, wife, son, daughter, mother, father, sister, brother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparents, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchildren, stepchildren, or any person residing in the immediate household of the employee.