Personal Leave

Under certain circumstances, employees who are not eligible for any other leave of absence and/or have exhausted all other leave entitlements may be granted a personal leave of absence without pay. A written request for a personal leave should be presented to management at least thirty (30) days before the requested start of the leave, except in cases of emergency. Requests are considered based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, staffing requirements and the reasons for the requested leave, as well as employees’ performance and attendance records. This leave may be requested for medical reasons. If so, Midi generally will require submission of medical certifications prior to granting leave and may require additional periodic submission of medical certifications at various times during the leave.

Normally, personal leaves of absence are granted for a period of up to 2 weeks.  Under unusual circumstances, a personal leave may be extended provided that a written request for an extension to management is made prior to the expiration of leave, and the request is granted. These time limitations do not apply to leaves taken for an employee’s own medical reasons.

Employees must use available vacation and sick time] (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and assuming the reason for use is covered by the applicable sick time policy) while on unpaid personal leave. The substitution of paid time for unpaid leave time does not extend the length of leave and the paid time will run concurrently with any personal leave granted. Receipt of disability benefits, Workers’ Compensation benefits or other monetary benefits does not extend the length of any personal leave granted.

During a personal leave, employees will not accrue paid time off benefits or be paid for holidays. We will continue health insurance coverage during a personal leave if, to the extent paid time off is not substituted for unpaid leave, employees submit their share of the monthly premium payments to Midi in a timely manner, to the extent permitted and in accordance with the applicable plans.

When they anticipate returning to work, employees should notify management of their expected return date. Employees should notify management at least one (1) week before the expiration of leave.

Upon completion of a personal leave of absence, Midi will attempt to return employees to either their original job, or to a similar position, subject to prevailing business considerations. We note, however, that reinstatement is not guaranteed unless required by law.

Failure to advise management of availability to return to work, failure to return to work after notifying Midi of expected return to work, or remaining absent from work beyond the time approved by Midi is considered a voluntary resignation of employment unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law.