LAUSD Member Resource Center – SEIU Local 99

For our Unit B members, please note the following in our contracts:

Article XII- Leaves of absence:

• Section 5.0 Notification Requirements: Unless otherwise provided in this Article, an employee must make every reasonable effort to contact and notify the appropriate supervisor, administrator or designee the working day prior to the beginning of an absence, but notification should not be later than the first working hour of the first day of absence except that specific reporting requirements may be established for certain classes and positions requiring adherence to strict time schedules. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Article, an employee intending to be absent in excess of five (5) working days must also submit a written explanation covering the period of absence to the appropriate supervisor no later than the third day of absence. Unless such an explanation is submitted, failure to return to work after the fifth consecutive working day of absence may be considered resignation from service.
• Section 11.7 An employee absent from duty for any illness, injury or surgery for more than five (5) consecutive working days shall be required to submit a signed attending physician’s statement or appropriate health form to the immediate administrator and may be referred by the District for health approval prior to readmission.

Unit C members:

Article XIII- Leave of absences:

• 5.0 Notification Requirements: Unless otherwise provided in this Article, an employee must make every reasonable effort to contact and notify the appropriate supervisor, administrator or designee the working day prior to the beginning of an absence, but, except in unusual circumstances, notification should not be later than the employee’s first working hour of the first day of absence except that notification by bus drivers, truck drivers, and school-based food services employees (whose starting times permit) must be no later than two (2) hours before any such employee’s starting time. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Article, an employee intending to be absent in excess of five (5) working days must also submit a written explanation covering the period of absence to the appropriate supervisor no later than the third day of absence. Unless such an explanation is submitted, failure to return to work after the fifth consecutive working day of absence may, except under unusual circumstances, be considered resignation from service.
• 11.7 An employee absent from duty for any illness, injury, or surgery for more than five (5) consecutive working days shall be required to submit a signed attending physician’s statement or appropriate health form to the immediate administrator and may be referred by the District for health approval prior to readmission.

For specific questions or concerns contact your site Steward for a resolution. If your site does not have a Steward, please contact us.