GGEA Maternity Workshop: Your Rights, Your Benefits.

GGEA Maternity GGEA Maternity Workshop:Workshop:

Your Rights, Your BenefitsYour Rights, Your Benefits

LEAVESLEAVES

InvoluntaryInvoluntary VoluntaryVoluntary

PregnancyPregnancy Maternity MaternityDisabilityDisability

Family IllnessFamily IllnessSick LeaveSick Leave

PersonalPersonalDifferentialDifferential Necessity Necessity Pay StatusPay Status

UnpaidUnpaid

LEAVESLEAVES

Time Time priorprior to giving birth or to giving birth or afterafter delivery that you delivery that you must be outmust be out for for medical reasonsmedical reasons

Usually six weeks from date of birth Usually six weeks from date of birth for normal delivery and eight weeks for normal delivery and eight weeks for Caesarianfor Caesarian

This leave is This leave is completely controlledcompletely controlled by your Doctorby your Doctor

Pregnancy Disability LeavePregnancy Disability Leave Requires the use of your sick leave Requires the use of your sick leave When you run out of sick leave, you When you run out of sick leave, you

have 100 work days of differential have 100 work days of differential pay (your regular pay minus the cost pay (your regular pay minus the cost of a substitute teacher)of a substitute teacher)

Maternity LeaveMaternity Leave Begins at conclusion of Pregnancy Begins at conclusion of Pregnancy

Disability Leave and can last up to Disability Leave and can last up to one school yearone school year

BENEFITS MAY BE UNPAIDBENEFITS MAY BE UNPAID WITHOUT PAYWITHOUT PAY VOLUNTARY VOLUNTARY

Return RightsReturn RightsFrom LeavesFrom Leaves

You have the right to return to your You have the right to return to your same school site if you have been on same school site if you have been on leave for one semester or lessleave for one semester or less

WARNING: The District will not WARNING: The District will not approve your return date near approve your return date near holidays, the end of the year, or just holidays, the end of the year, or just before a grading periodbefore a grading period

Additional Paid Days After Additional Paid Days After Pregnancy DisabilityPregnancy Disability

10 Personal Necessity Days.10 Personal Necessity Days. 3 Family Illness Days3 Family Illness Days 3 additional Family Illness Days 3 additional Family Illness Days

may be used from your Sick may be used from your Sick Leave Days if you have them Leave Days if you have them banked. banked.

Medical BenefitsMedical Benefits Your Medical Benefits will continue for six Your Medical Benefits will continue for six

months from the first of the month months from the first of the month following the last day you worked following the last day you worked if youif you are are on pregnancy disability, medical leave, or on pregnancy disability, medical leave, or maternity leavematernity leave

Example: If your last day worked was Example: If your last day worked was March 10, six months from April 1 is March 10, six months from April 1 is September 30. Your benefits end at the September 30. Your benefits end at the end of the day on September 30 if you do end of the day on September 30 if you do not return to work.not return to work.

Note Re: Summer SchoolNote Re: Summer School

Teaching summer school is not part Teaching summer school is not part of your regular work year and will not of your regular work year and will not restart your medical benefits restart your medical benefits eligibility period.eligibility period.

Medical Benefits ContinuationMedical Benefits Continuation

COBRA (Federal Law) allows you to COBRA (Federal Law) allows you to continue your medical benefits continue your medical benefits at at your cost while you are on unpaid your cost while you are on unpaid leave. Maternity leave is unpaid.leave. Maternity leave is unpaid.

Contact Crystal Colwell (663-6523) at Contact Crystal Colwell (663-6523) at the District Office to apply for the the District Office to apply for the continued benefits and arrange for continued benefits and arrange for paymentspayments

District Office – Second FloorDistrict Office – Second Floor

Additional Programs Additional Programs That May HelpThat May Help

THE STANDARDTHE STANDARDDisability InsuranceDisability Insurance

Available to GGEA members as a Available to GGEA members as a CTA-endorsed vendorCTA-endorsed vendor

New teachers can enroll without providing New teachers can enroll without providing medical information during first 120 days medical information during first 120 days of employment. All others need to submit of employment. All others need to submit medical information with the application.medical information with the application.

Contact THE STANDARD for claim Contact THE STANDARD for claim forms or general information at forms or general information at www.ggea.org or (800) 522-0406

THE STANDARDTHE STANDARDDisability InsuranceDisability Insurance

Doctor’s note that you can’t work Doctor’s note that you can’t work (Must be disability)(Must be disability)

While sick leave is being used, you While sick leave is being used, you will receive $25/daywill receive $25/day

After no sick days remain, insurance After no sick days remain, insurance supplements differential pay or supplements differential pay or provides 75% of your regular duty provides 75% of your regular duty pay in tax-free dollarspay in tax-free dollars

7 day non-paid waiting period before 7 day non-paid waiting period before benefits are paidbenefits are paid

$35 per day in the hospital$35 per day in the hospital

125 Flexible Benefit Program125 Flexible Benefit Program

Provides for payment of child care Provides for payment of child care expenses from expenses from pre-tax dollarspre-tax dollars

Can cover miscellaneous medical Can cover miscellaneous medical expenses as wellexpenses as well

Enrollment period in September Enrollment period in September onlyonly Should attend District orientation, Should attend District orientation,

which is held in September each yearwhich is held in September each year

Job ShareJob Share Two teachers share one teaching position Two teachers share one teaching position

= job share= job share Health benefits- 1. shared and each Health benefits- 1. shared and each

partner pays half per month 2. only one partner pays half per month 2. only one partner receives them 3. only one partner partner receives them 3. only one partner receives them and it is rotated each year receives them and it is rotated each year (no side deals for extra pay or days (no side deals for extra pay or days worked)worked)

See the current GGEA Contract for more See the current GGEA Contract for more detailsdetails

Job Share PlanJob Share Plan

A Job Share Contract must be signed A Job Share Contract must be signed by Job Share partners by Job Share partners each yeareach year..

Participants and District must agree Participants and District must agree on terms and conditions of the plan.on terms and conditions of the plan.

Job share may not be dissolved Job share may not be dissolved unless a vacant position is availableunless a vacant position is available

Job ShareJob Share

GGEA maintains a list of interested GGEA maintains a list of interested members to assist you in finding a members to assist you in finding a partner.partner.

714-638-7480714-638-7480

Don’t Forgets & MiscellaneousDon’t Forgets & Miscellaneous

Remember to add your child to your Remember to add your child to your health insurance within health insurance within thirty days of thirty days of birth birth and deliver a copy of the original and deliver a copy of the original birth certificate to the District Office.birth certificate to the District Office.

No STRS credit is earned while you are on No STRS credit is earned while you are on unpaid status. However, you may unpaid status. However, you may purchase credit for time you are out on purchase credit for time you are out on unpaid or maternity leave. unpaid or maternity leave.

www.calstrs.com, (714) 966-4000 or (800) 228-5453


You must You must workwork 75% of the school 75% of the school year for advancement on the salary year for advancement on the salary schedule.schedule.

This applies to all leaves/absences.This applies to all leaves/absences. You must work 139 days and can You must work 139 days and can

only miss 46 days.only miss 46 days. You are responsible for You are responsible for

counting the days!counting the days!


Calendar of Leaves:Calendar of Leaves:

DisabilityDisability MaternityMaternity

Sick leaveSick leave Family illness Family illness DifferentialDifferential and PN and PN

UnpaidUnpaid

Don’t Forgets and MiscellaneousDon’t Forgets and Miscellaneous

Review your first paycheck Review your first paycheck after you after you return to workreturn to work to ensure that your to ensure that your deductions for The Standard and/or your deductions for The Standard and/or your Flex 125 Plan are there. Call Payroll at Flex 125 Plan are there. Call Payroll at X6300 if something is missing.X6300 if something is missing.

Call District Insurance at X6523 or 6495 to Call District Insurance at X6523 or 6495 to notify them that you are notify them that you are back at workback at work and and to reinstate your insurance.to reinstate your insurance.

AdoptionAdoption Family Care Leave for 12 weeksFamily Care Leave for 12 weeks 10 days paid Personal Necessity10 days paid Personal Necessity 3 Family Illness Days3 Family Illness Days 3 Additional Family Illness Days if sick 3 Additional Family Illness Days if sick

days are bankeddays are banked Rest of the leave is unpaidRest of the leave is unpaid Only 12 weeks my be used total Only 12 weeks my be used total

between a couple where both partners between a couple where both partners work in the Districtwork in the District

YOUR GGEA DUESYOUR GGEA DUES

In order to maintain your disability In order to maintain your disability coverage with The Standard while coverage with The Standard while you are out on you are out on unpaidunpaid leave, you leave, you must continue to pay GGEA duesmust continue to pay GGEA dues. .

Call Susan at 638-7480 to arrange Call Susan at 638-7480 to arrange for a for a reducedreduced dues payment. dues payment.

Payments can be mailed to the GGEA Payments can be mailed to the GGEA Office.Office.

MATERNITY WORKSHOPMATERNITY WORKSHOP GGEA thanks you for attending and GGEA thanks you for attending and

Joli Armitage, Assistant Joli Armitage, Assistant Superintendent of PersonnelSuperintendent of Personnel

Fill out a GGEA evaluation sheetFill out a GGEA evaluation sheet Don’t forget, you can always refer to Don’t forget, you can always refer to

your contract under the leaves your contract under the leaves article or contact the District or article or contact the District or GGEAGGEA

GGEA Maternity Workshop: Your Rights, Your Benefits.

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