During your leave you must submit all medical documentation after every doctor's appointment. This documentation must be at a minimum of once monthly. The employee may be required at the Village's discretion and expense, to have a physical examination by a doctor designated by the Village to determine the employee's capacity to perform assigned work or to verify the need to continue such leave. Employees shall notify their supervisor of their availability to return to work at least five (5) days prior to the expiration of the leave granted or extended. Employees are only eligible for two disability leaves in a 7-year span.
Employees who have exhausted their accumulated sick leave days but are unable to report to or go back to work because of a start or continuance of illness, injury or pregnancy related disabilities may receive additional leave without pay for a period not to exceed three (3) months. The employee must request such leave from the Village Manager. To qualify for such leave, the employee must report the disability as soon as the need for such leave becomes known, and thereafter furnish to the Village Manager or designee a physician's written statement of the nature of the disability and the estimated length of time that the employee will be unavailable for work, together with a written application for such leave. Such leaves are purely discretionary and if approved, will initially be granted for a period of one (1) month.
All health benefits will continue under this leave, although the employee will still be liable for any payments that may be required.
Before returning from a leave of absence for disability, or at thirty (30) day intervals during such leave, the employee may be required, at the Village's discretion and expense, to have a physical examination by a doctor designated by the Village to determine the employee's capacity to perform assigned work or to verify the need to continue such leave. Employees shall notify their supervisor of their availability to return to work at least five (5) working days prior to the expiration of the leave as granted or extended.
To ensure no service time is lost, any participants in I.M.R.F. must file for disability benefits as soon as notification is given of disability.
(Ord. 23-1853, passed 5-3-23)