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You must call the Disability Management Program via the HR Service Center at 1-888-825-5247 if you are absent from work for more than five days due to illness or injury or are off work for a reason that's covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) or related state leave law.
eligibility
If you're an eligible employee and have at least one year of health and welfare eligibility service, you can request a Personal Leave With Pay if you need time away from the job to deal with certain personal matters.
If you work in the state of California and do not have health and welfare eligibility service, you may still be eligible to take Paid Sick Leave under this policy. See HR Policy 110 (intranet access) for specific eligibility requirements and reasons for which this Paid Sick Leave can be used.
You can't request a Personal Leave With Pay if you're receiving Short-Term Disability Plan benefits or are already on another type of leave of absence.
length of absence
How much leave you can ask for depends on why you need the time away from work. You can ask your supervisor for up to:
- Three days of Personal Leave With Pay at a time (up to a maximum of five days per year) if a member of your immediate family is seriously ill or injured or has died. California-based employees may have Paid Sick Leave benefits to care for themselves or an eligible family member. If you need more time away from work to care for a seriously ill family member, you can request a Family Leave Without Pay.
- One day of Personal Leave With Pay to be present on the date of birth of your child or on the date when the child is placed in your home for foster care or adoption. If you need more time away from work to care for a newborn, newly adopted or foster child who has just come to live with you, you can request a Family Leave Without Pay.
- One day of Personal Leave With Pay for your child's wedding or for your own wedding.
how to request a leave
You should contact your supervisor well in advance if you're thinking about taking a leave of absence. If you need to be away from work for only three days or less, you can simply ask your supervisor for leave. If you need more time, you will need to complete a form to request a leave under this policy. Download Form F-34 Request for Leave of Absence With Pay (intranet access), and follow the instructions on the form to complete your request.
summary of conditions
pay
You'll continue to receive your regular pay while on Personal Leave With Pay.
benefits
All of your benefits will continue throughout your Personal Leave With Pay.
service
If you're reinstated to active employment, the entire period of your leave will count as vesting and eligibility service in the Chevron Retirement Plan and the Employee Savings Investment Plan (ESIP), as benefit accrual service in the Retirement Plan and as health and welfare eligibility service.
However, if you work for others for pay during your leave without securing advance permission from Chevron, or if you do not return to work on the first workday after your leave ends, your vesting and eligibility service and health and welfare eligibility service will end on the earliest of the following:
- 365 days from the date the leave began.
- The date Chevron determines you began work for others for pay.
- The date the leave ends.
In these instances, no time on leave will count as benefit accrual service for the Retirement Plan.
If you are a participant in a company-sponsored pension or profit sharing plan (such as one of the marine pension plans) in place of or in addition to the Retirement Plan and Employee Savings Investment Plan (ESIP), the rules governing the recognition of your service for benefit accrual and vesting purposes during a Personal Leave With Pay may be different from those described here. To determine the effect of this leave on other plans, contact the HR Service Center.
returning to work
If you return to work as scheduled following a Personal Leave With Pay, you'll be reinstated in your present job or a similar one. If, because of a disability, you can't return to work on the scheduled return date, you'll be eligible for benefits accrued under the Short-Term Disability Plan. Other benefit plans will apply the same as to any other employee unable to work because of disability. Chevron requires either a statement from a doctor or other acceptable evidence of disability. Contact the HR Service Center and visit the Disability Management program for additional information and instructions.