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Section ;~22. Leave Without Pay -~Policv A regular or probationary employee .r~ay be granted a leave of absence without pay for up to one ( ! Manager. After all available leave an dlsabtllty, continuation ofeducataon,/lpectal work that will permit the County to benefit by the experience g~lned or the work performed, or for other reasons ~leemed justified by the appointing authority. The employee shall apply in writing ti the supervisor for leave. The employee is obligated to return to duty within or at the end of the time determined approl~riate by the County Manager. Upon returning to duty after being on leave without pay, the employee shall be entitled to [eturn to the same position held at the time leave was granted or to one of like classification, seniority, and pay. If th[ employee decides not to remm to work, the supervisor should be notified immediately. Failure to report at the ~piration of a leave of absence shall be considered a resignation, unless an extension has been requested and approved. Section 3-323. Leave Without Pay - i~etention and Continuation of Benefit.~ An employee shall retain all unused a~n_ ual and sick leave while on leave without pay. An employee ceases to earn leave credits on the date leave without pay I~gins. The employee may continue to be eligible for benefits under the County's group insurance plans, subject to any ~gulations adopted by the Board of Commissioners and the regulations of the respective insurance carriers. Section 3324. Workmen's Compensation Leave ! An employee absent from duty becaus~ of sickness or disability covered by the North Carolina Workmen's Compensation Act may receive Workmen's Compensation benefits and elect to use accumulated annual and sick leave as a supplemental payment for the difference between hi,regular salary and the payments received under the Workmen's Compensation Act. Such an employee may have cred~ed back to the leave he elected to use, his hourly equivalent, as the checks are received from workmen's compensatiolh. Upon reinstatement, an employee's salary will be computed on the basis of the last salary earned plus any increment ~ other salary increase to which the employee would have bee entitled during the disability covered by Workmen's Compensation. Employees on Workrnen's Compensat~n Leave who elect not to use accumulated sick and annual leave as a supplemental payment, shall retain anc~ continue to earn all leave credits during the period of disability. In addition, the County shall continue its contribution ~o the employee's health insurance. Temporary employees on Workmen's Compensation Leave will be placed in a leave without pay status and will receive all benefits for which they may be adju[dge eligible under the Workmcn's Compensation Act. Section g425. Maternity Leave - Eml~ioyer Resoonsibilitv ~ ' Limitation of employment before childbirth is prohibited. Section g-526. Maternity Leave - Em~oyee Responsibility A regular employee desiring to take a l~ave of absence from work for reasons caused by or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth or recovery there from shall apply in writing to her department head stating the nature of her condition, and anticipated dates an4 duration of the requested leave and the types of leave requested. This should be done in conjunction with the Family ar~l Medical Leave Act (See Section Lz02/). The department head shall forward her request to the County Manager for app~val. She is obligated ~o ~ ~o ~---u-uty by the end of time determined appropriate. If she finds she will not return to work,~he shall notify her supervisor immediately. Failure to report at the expiration of a the approved leave shall be considered ~ resignation. Section 3627. Maternity Leave - Use ~f Leave