Memorandum of Understanding Between Contra Costa County and California Nurses Association
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION OCTOBER 1, 2018 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION ....................................................... 3 SECTION 2 ASSOCIATION SECURITY 2.1 Dues Deduction ................................................................................ 4 2.2 General Conditions ........................................................................... 4 2.3 Communicating With Employees ...................................................... 5 2.4 Use of County Buildings.................................................................... 5 2.5 Advance Notice ................................................................................. 6 2.6 Written Statement for New Employees ............................................. 6 2.7 Assignment of Classes to Bargaining Units ...................................... 7 SECTION 3 NO DISCRIMINATION...................................................................... 8 SECTION 4 NURSE REPRESENTATIVES 4.1 Attendance at Meetings .................................................................... 8 4.2 Association Representative .............................................................. 9 4.3 Release Time for Training ................................................................. 9 SECTION 5 SALARIES 5.1 General Wages ................................................................................. 9 5.2 Longevity Pay ................................................................................. 10 5.3 Charge Nurse Relief ....................................................................... 10 5.4 Deep Class Exception .................................................................... 10 5.5 Entrance Salary .............................................................................. 10 5.6 Anniversary Dates .......................................................................... 11 5.7 Increments Within Range................................................................ 12 5.8 Part-Time Compensation ................................................................ 12 5.9 Compensation for Portion of Month ................................................ 13 5.10 Position Reclassification ................................................................. 13 5.11 Salary Reallocation and Salary on Reallocation ............................. 13 5.12 Salary on Promotion ....................................................................... 14 5.13 Salary on Involuntary Demotion ...................................................... 14 5.14 Salary on Voluntary Demotion ........................................................ 15 5.15 Transfer .......................................................................................... 15 5.16 Pay for Work in Higher Classification .............................................. 15 5.17 Payment.......................................................................................... 16 5.18 Nursing Certification Test Fee Reimbursement .............................. 17 5.19 Pay Warrant Errors ......................................................................... 17 5.20 Electronic Health Records Incentive Program ................................ 17 SECTION 6 DAYS AND HOURS OF WORK 6.1 Days and Hours of Work ................................................................. 18 6.2 Four (4) Week Schedules/Weekend Schedules ............................. 19 i 6.3 Time Changes: Pacific Standard Time And Daylight Savings Time ............................................................. 20 6.4 Low Census .................................................................................... 20 SECTION 7 OVERTIME AND COMPENSATORY TIME 7.1 Overtime ......................................................................................... 20 7.2 Compensatory Time ....................................................................... 21 7.3 Continuous Shifts ............................................................................ 22 7.4 Per Diem Overtime Pay .................................................................. 23 SECTION 8 CALL-BACK TIME 8.1 Call-Back Pay ................................................................................. 23 8.2 Operating Room Call Back ............................................................. 23 SECTION 9 ON-CALL DUTY ............................................................................. 23 SECTION 10 SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL 10.1 Shift Differential .............................................................................. 23 10.2 Weekend Differential ...................................................................... 24 10.3 Departmental Differentials .............................................................. 24 10.4 Emergency Department Differential ................................................ 25 10.5 Per Diem Differentials ..................................................................... 25 SECTION 11 SENIORITY, WORKFORCE REDUCTION, LAYOFF AND REASSIGNMENT 11.1 Workforce Reduction ...................................................................... 26 11.2 Separation through Layoff............................................................... 27 11.3 Notice.............................................................................................. 30 11.4 Special Employment Lists ............................................................... 30 11.5 Reassignment of Laid Off Employees ............................................. 30 11.6 Further Study .................................................................................. 30 SECTION 12 HOLIDAYS 12.1 Holidays Observed ......................................................................... 30 12.2 Holiday is NOT Worked and Holiday Falls on Scheduled Work Day ......................................................... 31 12.3 Holiday is NOT Worked and Holiday Falls on Scheduled Day Off ............................................................ 32 12.4 Holiday is WORKED and Holiday Falls on Scheduled Work Day ... 32 12.5 Holiday is Worked and Holiday Falls on Scheduled Day Off........... 33 12.6 Holiday and Compensatory Time Provisions .................................. 34 12.7 Permanent Intermittent Employee .................................................. 34 12.8 Christmas and New Year’s Day ...................................................... 34 12.9 Holiday Meal ................................................................................... 34 12.10 Per Diem Holiday Pay and Holiday Meal ........................................ 34 SECTION 13 VACATION LEAVE 13.1 Vacation Allowance ........................................................................ 35 13.2 Vacation Accrual Rates................................................................... 35 ii 13.3 Vacation Accrual During Leave Without Pay .................................. 35 13.4 Professional Sabbatical Leave ........................................................ 35 13.5 Vacation Allowance for Separated Employees ............................... 35 13.6 Permanent Part-Time and Intermittent Employees ......................... 36 13.7 Vacation Requests .......................................................................... 36 13.8 Vacation Leave on Reemployment From a Layoff List ................... 36 13.9 Policy for Family Nurse Practitioners .............................................. 36 13.10 Vacation Leave Accrual Usage ....................................................... 37 SECTION 14 SICK LEAVE 14.1 Purpose of Sick Leave .................................................................... 37 14.2 Credits To and Charges Against Sick Leave .................................. 37 14.3 Policies Governing the Use of Paid Sick Leave .............................. 37 14.4 Administration of Sick Leave ........................................................... 40 14.5 Disability ......................................................................................... 41 14.6 Workers’ Compensation and Continuing Pay ................................. 42 14.7 Labor-Management Committee ...................................................... 44 14.8 Accrual During Leave Without Pay ................................................. 44 14.9 State Disability Insurance (SDI) ...................................................... 44 14.10 Confidentiality of Information/Records ............................................ 46 SECTION 15 CATASTROPHIC LEAVE BANK 15.1 Program Design .............................................................................. 46 15.2 Operation ........................................................................................ 46 SECTION 16 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 16.1 Leave Without Pay .......................................................................... 48 16.2 General Administration – LOA ........................................................ 48 16.3 Furlough Days Without Pay ............................................................ 49 16.4 Military Leave .................................................................................. 49 16.5 Family Care Leave or Medical Leave ............................................. 50 16.6 Medical Certification ....................................................................... 50 16.7 Intermittent Use of Leave ................................................................ 50 16.8 Aggregate Use for Spouse