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What the ONA / OFNHP (AFT Local 5017) agreement (Oct 2021 – Sep 2025) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations. Note: A successor agreement was ratified in 2026; its full text is not yet published. This is the latest published contract.

ARTICLE 17 - SICK LEAVEp. 58
17.A. Regular full-time employees shall accumulate paid sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per month for each calendar month of employment, up to a maximum of seven hundred twenty (720) hours. Regular part-time employees shall accumulate paid sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours for each one hundred seventy-three (173) compensable hours, provided, however, that no more than eighty (80) compensable hours per pay period shall be used as a basis for accumulation. The maximum accumulation shall be seven hundred twenty (720) hours. If a regular employee changes from a non 7/70 staffing system to the 7/70 staffing system, she/he shall retain past accumulated sick leave benefits. 17.B. Paid sick leave begins to accumulate during the first (1st) calendar month of employment, but may not be applied to any illness that occurs during the first six (6) months of employment. Sick leave sh …
21.E. Medical Leave - Industrialp. 70
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.E. Medical Leave - Industrialp. 69
21.E.1 An employee injured on the job or who contracts a disease or an illness from work shall notify the supervisor immediately after the incident giving rise to the injury or after becoming aware of the disease or illness. 21.E.2 The Employer will provide assistance to the employee in applying for workers’ compensation benefits. 21.E.3 When an employee is unable to work at full capacity on the recommendation of her/his physician, the Employer will make a reasonable effort through the early return to work program to place the employee in a temporary, modified work assignment. This assignment will take into account the employees medical restrictions. 21.E.4 When an Employee is unable to work, Employer paid sick leave will be integrated with workers’ compensation payments, unless declined by the employee, to provide normal take-home salary until sick leave has been exhausted. 21.E.5 An em …
21.C. Military Leavep. 68
21.C.1 Kaiser Permanente will grant a Military Leave of Absence to an employee who leaves to perform military service with the Armed Forces of the United States. The provisions of the Veterans’ Re-employment Rights statute will apply to the circumstances of each case. 21.C.2 An employee desiring a Military Leave of Absence must apply to her/his supervisor, and provide a copy of the military orders. A Leave of Absence Request Form must be completed for all Military Leaves in excess of two (2) weeks. 21.C.3 Any person who is restored to a position shall retain seniority, credited service date, and tenure step credit as though employment has continued without interruption. Although length of service benefits (vacation and sick leave accrual) do not continue to accumulate during the Military Leave of Absence, the benefits accumulated at the beginning of the leave will be reinstated when the …
ARTICLE 18 - VACATIONSp. 59
Employees who have been continuously in service with the Employer for a period of one (1) year in a regular employee status shall annually be entitled to two (2) weeks vacation with pay. After the completion of six (6) months employment in a regular employee status an employee shall be entitled to prorated vacation credits which may be accrued. Employees who have been continuously in service with the Employer for a period of five (5) years as a regular employee shall annually be entitled to three (3) weeks vacation with pay. Employees who have been continuously in service with the Employer for a period of ten (10) years as a regular employee shall annually be entitled to four (4) weeks vacation with pay. Regular employees scheduled to work less than forty (40) hours per week shall receive prorated vacation entitlement as follows: less than five (5) years continuous service - 3.85 hours p …
21.D. Family Medical Leavep. 69
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 …
20.A. Benefitsp. 64
OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 AGE RATE AGE RATE Under 25 .06 50 – 54 .46 25 - 29 .07 55 – 59 .74 30 - 34 .08 60 – 64 1.14 35 - 39 .10 65 – 69 1.78 40 - 44 .17 70 – 74 2.68 45 - 49 .28 The minimum amount of Employer-paid coverage will be $10,000. The maximum amount of Employer-paid Life Insurance coverage will be $50,000. In addition, a total and permanent disability benefit of $10,000 (distributed in equal payments over sixty (60) months) will be made available to employees who qualify for total and permanent disability. Any benefits received under this provision will reduce the ultimate death benefit paid under the plan. Coverage shall become effective on the ninety-first (91st) day of continuous employment in an active benefit status and thereafter, eligibility shall be based on remaining in active benefit status. If an employee leaves active benefit status after coverage has become effective, …
Overtime Calculationsp. 16
10.I.1 General - Consecutive Day Premium Rules a. Exemptions-overtime: Ill time, vacation, float holidays and funeral leave shall not be counted in the computation of overtime. b. Exemptions-consecutive day pay: holidays taken, float holidays taken, ill time taken, education days, stand-by hours, vacation taken, flex days taken, and non-clinical time above coding will not be included in the compensation of consecutive day pay. c. For the purposes of this provision, the following will count in calculating consecutive days of work: all core shifts, all clinical time above coding, mandatory training events, nursing unit retreats, and bereavement leave. d. Double shift overtime hours worked will not be included in the consecutive day premium calculation except as specified in Article 10.G.2. e. For all shifts shorter than 12 hours, employees’ work schedules shall provide for a minimum of twe …

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