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Article 13 — Leaves
Condolence Leave: A Registered Nurse shall be granted a paid leave of absence of up to five (5) days in the event of the death of the Registered Nurse’s parent, spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild, brother, sister or grandparent. A Registered...
Article 14 — Seniority
Seniority is defined as the length of a Registered Nurse’s employment by the Employer as a Full-Time and/or Regular Part-Time Registered Nurse. A Registered Nurse’s seniority commences after the satisfactory completion of the probationary period and...
Article 15 — Work Schedule
Work schedules shall continue to be posted by the Employer in accordance with its current practice. When primary case managers are absent, daily coverage assignments shall be made on an equitable rotating basis among the Registered Nurses who have...
Article 16 — Transportation Allowance
Registered Nurses authorized to and who use their personal automobiles for LGI business shall be reimbursed at the current designated IRS mileage rate. Registered Nurses utilizing their personal automobiles in such a manner shall maintain, in force...
Article 17 — Emergency Closing Days
In the event that LGI determines that it must close one or more of its locations due to severe weather or emergency, a recorded message will be placed on LGI’s Emergency Closing telephone line (212.712.9999). Registered Nurses who are scheduled to...
Article 18 — Health and Safety
A comprehensive security plan shall be implemented by the Employer, which shall include policies and practices and be made available to all Registered Nurses. An emergency notification system shall be instituted to all Registered Nurses if safety...
Article 19 — Telecommuting Policy
LGI’s Telecommuting Policy and Procedures (TPP) are set forth in Appendix B to this Agreement and made a part hereof. Registered Nurses who telecommute are covered by all applicable provisions of this Agreement. Proposed modifications of the TPP...
Article 20 — Vacancies and Transfers
Vacancies in bargaining unit positions shall be posted by the Employer on bulletin boards customarily used for posting notices to bargaining unit Registered Nurses for five (5) consecutive days prior to filling the position. The posting shall set...
Article 21 — Performance of Registered Nurse Work by Non-Bargaining Unit Employees
No work regularly performed by Registered Nurses shall be performed by non-bargaining unit employees, except in the following circumstances: Whenever no Registered Nurse employed by the Employer is qualified to do the work, until such time as a...
Article 22 — Layoff and Recall
In the event of a layoff, probationary Registered Nurses in the affected job title shall be laid off first. If additional layoffs are required, non-probationary Registered Nurses in the affected job title shall be laid off in inverse order of...