2020 Archdiocese of Atlanta Employee Policy Manual/September 2020 - Manual / Resource - Page 36
Short-term Disability:
If in the event an employee exhausts all accrued sick leave prior to the end of the employee’s
disability period, the employee will be paid Short-Term Disability Benefits of 60% of his or her
salary. This salary continuation benefit will be paid through the normal payroll process up to the
90th day of the leave period or until the employee returns to work, whichever occurs first. Holidays
are paid at 60% of the employee’s normal pay during such time. Employees with enough accrued
sick leave to cover the entire disability period are not entitled to Short-Term Disability Benefits.
If the employee chooses not to return to work for reasons other than the continued serious health
condition of the employee or the employee's family member or a circumstance beyond the
employee's control, the employee will forfeit all accrued leave earned during leave of absence
period.
Leaves of absence due to the birth of a child
Employees on a leave of absence due to child birth are entitled to disability leave for up to six (6)
weeks (or eight weeks due to a C-section).
The employee will be required to use sick leave up to the amount accrued at the onset of the leave
period. Short-term Disability will apply once employee has exhausted accrued sick leave. Shortterm Disability will be paid up to the end of the six week disability period (or eight weeks due to a
C-section).
Employees who do not qualify for leave under FMLA may not extend leave beyond the disability
period.
Request for an Extension:
A request for an extension must be submitted to the Chancery Office of Human Resources as soon
as possible. Requests may be handled individually based on the circumstances.
Documentation from the employee’s health care provider must be submitted to verify necessity of
the extension. A Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form may be requested.
Conclusion of Leave:
An employee who takes leave under this policy must provide a fitness for duty (FFD) clearance
from the health care provider upon return.
Employees who do not return from leave within the prescribed time shall be considered to have
voluntarily resigned their position.
The Archdiocese reserves the right to terminate an employee if the required documentation is not
submitted in order to validate the leave and/or if the term of absence is greater than 90
consecutive days.
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