Leaves of Absence — Kaiser Permanente — Northwest RNs (Oregon / SW Washington)

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 calendar days prior to the start of the leave, and worked an average of 25 hours per week during that period. For the Federal law, the employee must be employed by Kaiser Permanente for twelve months prior to the start of the leave and worked a cumulated 1,250 hours during that period. 21.D.6 Leaves under state, federal, contract and workers compensation will be administered concurrently where applicable. 21.D.7 The request for Family Medical Leave shall be written and submitted in advance when possible to do so. In cases of emergencies, the employee will notify the employer as soon as reasonably possible. The written request shall be on the form provided and must specify the reason for the leave of absence, the relationship of the employee to the person needing the care and the anticipated length of the leave. 21.D.8 Medical certification may be required from the em …

21.G.1 The Employer may grant personal leaves without pay upon an employee’s written request when personal considerations justify such action and when staffing requirements permit. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. An employee must have at least six (6) months of continuous service to be considered eligible for a leave of absence for personal reasons. Leaves may be authorized for a period up to ninety (90) days. Leaves may be extended beyond the initial ninety (90) days, at the Employer’s discretion. Any extension, (not to exceed an additional ninety (90) days) must be requested in writing and must be authorized in writing by the Area Administrator. All leaves and extensions must be requested as far in advance as possible, with a minimum notice of thirty (30) days for non-emergency leaves. Requests for emergency leaves must be submitted as far in advance as circumstances pe …

An employee disabled by a medical condition or injury not connected with her/his employment will be granted an unpaid Medical Leave of Absence after exhaustion of Employer-paid sick leave. A Medical Leave of Absence will be granted for the term of medical disability as estimated and certified in writing by the physician. Leaves will be granted in increments up to ninety (90) days, for a total maximum leave of twelve (12) calendar months per disability. Requests for all initial leaves and all extensions must be submitted in writing to the employee’s supervisor, along with the physician’s written certification of disability. Requests for urgent leave must be submitted as soon as circumstances permit. Non-urgent leave must be submitted as soon as circumstances permit. Non-urgent leaves must be requested in writing at least two (2) weeks prior to anticipated period of disability. Expiration …

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 An employee with eighteen (18) months or more of continuous employment will receive Employer-paid Health Plan and Dental Plan and Group Life Insurance coverage on the same basis as an active employee during a non-industrial Medical Leave of Absence up to a maximum of six (6) months provided that three (3) calendar months of active employment elapse between incidents of application. In the event of a non-industrial injury/illness, the employee may request a modified work assignment. The Employer may agree to this request dependent upon their ability to accommodate. Two (2) weeks written notification of intent to return from leave of absence must be given to the employee’s supervisor, unless otherwise specified in preceding Sections. In cases of medical leaves, the employee must present a physician’s release to return to work. If the employee fails to return to work wi …

Note: Please refer to the National Agreement Section 1.K.1 6.A. The Union will provide the Employer with a current list of its officers and stewards who are accredited to represent the Union every six (6) months. 6.B. Duly authorized staff representatives of the Union and its affiliates shall be granted access at reasonable times to enter the Employer’s facility where employees covered thereunder are employed, when such visits are necessitated by matters concerning the administration of this Agreement, observing the conditions under which the employees are employed and assisting in processing grievances. The Union representatives shall, prior to or upon arrival at the facility, notify the Medical Office Administrator, who shall contact the appropriate management personnel. During hours when the Medical Office Administrator’s office is closed, the Administrator on call shall be notified b …

21.D.1 Kaiser Permanente will grant a Family Medical Leave of Absence in accordance with State and Federal Laws and Kaiser Permanente Family Medical Leave Policy 21.D.2 Provisions of federal and state law will apply to employees in both Oregon and Washington. The law that advantages the employee the most will be applied. 21.D.3 If applicable law or policy is to be modified or amended, the Union is to be notified 30 calendar days in advance of any change to the Kaiser Permanente Family Medical Leave Policy. 21.D.4 For eligible employees, Kaiser Permanente’s Family Medical Leave policy generally provides twelve weeks of protected leave per rolling twelve month period for the birth, adoption, placement of a child, to care for a family member with a serious health condition or the employee’s own serious health condition, pregnancy disability or to care for a sick child who does not have a se …

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 leave is exhausted. Industrial leaves will be granted for the term of disability as estimated and certified in writing by the physician. 21.E.6 Initial requests for leaves and requests for extensions must be submitted in writing to the employee’s supervisor, along with the physician’s written certification of disability. Leaves will be granted in increments up to ninety (90) days. 21.E.7 An employee on an Industrial Leave will receive Employer-Paid Health Plan, Dental Plan and Life Insurance Group coverage on the same basis as an active employee for a maximum of six (6) months after exhaustion of Employer-paid sick leave. The employee will continue to accrue paid time off benefits (e.g., sick leave) while her/his accumulated sick leave is integrated with Worker’s Compensation payments. Such benefits will cease to accrue when sick leave is exhausted. 21.E.8 During Ind …

21.H.1 The Employer shall grant Parental Leaves without pay for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days in cases of birth or adoption of a child. Any period of certified medical disability due to pregnancy and birth of a child shall be included in calculating such parental leave. 21.H.2 Employees who have at least two (2) years continuous service may request extensions to Parental Leave. Such extensions may be requested in increments up to one hundred twenty (120) days, and approval for extensions will be subject to departmental staffing requirements. Total Parental Leave shall not exceed a total of twelve (12) consecutive months. All leaves and extensions must be requested as far in advance as possible, with extension requests requiring a minimum notice of thirty (30) days. 21.H.3 An employee returning from a Parental Leave of one hundred and twenty (120) days or less will be re …