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PDQ Industries January 2006
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Medical Leave
PDQ provides unpaid medical leaves of absence to eligible employees who become temporarily unable to work due to a serious health condition or disability. For medical leave purposes, a serious health condition or disability includes inpatient care in a hospital, hospice, or residential medical care facility. It also includes continuing treatment by a health care provider. It also includes temporary disabilities associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.
Employees in the following employment classifications are eligible to request medical leave:
* Full-time employees
If you think you will need a medical leave, give your request to your supervisor at least 30 days before the leave would start. This will help us plan for your possible absence. If it is an unexpected situation, make your request as soon as possible.
We require a health care provider's statement verifying that you need a medical leave, when the leave would start and the expected end dates. You are responsible for telling us if that information changes later. Before you can return to work, we will require verification from a health care provider that says you are fit to return.
Unpaid medical leaves are normally for the period of the disability, up to a maximum of 12 weeks within any 12 month period. If more time is needed, the employer reserves the right to grant or deny an extension. Before beginning an unpaid medical leave, you must first use any available paid leave you may have, such as vacation or sick benefits.
If you sustain a work-related injury, you are eligible for a medical leave for the period of disability in accordance with the laws covering occupational disabilities.
Subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the applicable plans, PDQ will continue to provide health insurance benefits. You will be responsible for the employee portion of your health insurance benefits while on leave, and if the leave exceeds 12 weeks, the employee must pay the full insurance premium (COBRA) for the balance of the leave.
Your benefits, such as vacation, sick / personal leave, or holiday benefits, will not accrue during a medical leave. When you return from leave, the benefits will start accruing again.
Please give us at least two weeks advance notice before you plan to return. When you return from medical leave, you will go back to the same job if it is still available. If that job is no longer available, we will place you in an equivalent job that you are qualified for.
Employees who are unable to return to work following a leave of absence or any extension thereof will be terminated. In the event that a terminated employee recovers from the disability and is again able to work, the company will consider the employee for rehire based on the needs of the Company.
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