Company Medical Leave (CML)

Eligibility

Employees become eligible for Company medical leave after 90 consecutive calendar days of employment.

Policy

• In addition to whether an employee is eligible for medical leave for his/her own medical condition under the FMLA, as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or under other federal or state/provincial law, the employee may, at the Company’s discretion, be permitted to take an unpaid Company medical leave of absence.
• Company Medical Leaves are unpaid, employees may use available PTO, vacation or sick time concurrently.
• It is the employee’s responsibility to complete and return all required paperwork in a timely manner.

How to request a Leave of Absence: 

Call:  1-866-431-8484 (Prompt:  1,2,1 for U.S. ;  Prompt:  1,2,2 for Canada)
or
Login: My Personal Desk - select the My Leave icon

Leave type and leave approvals will be managed by the EssilorLuxottica Human Resources Service Center in partnership with Sedgwick.

IMPORTANT: 

Documentation is time-sensitive.

• Employee must be aware that not adhering to medical due dates will delay and/or cause denial of Short-Term Disability/Leave of Absence.
• Failure to provide certification to support time away from work can result in period being addressed under the department attendance policy or termination of employment.