When an employee who is sick or has been injured off duty has no sick days left, and an extended Sick Leave With Pay has not been granted, then the employee may be placed on a Leave of Absence Without Pay unless he has been assisted through the Time Bank, as provided elsewhere in this Agreement.
The request for leave must be accompanied by the Statement of Attending Physician verifying the necessity for such leave. The leave may be granted for periods of thirty (30) days at a time, depending on the condition the employee, not to exceed one (1) year from the date the employee’s sick pay has been exhausted. Where mutually agreed, this period may be extended for an additional one (1) year.