CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

[Translator’s note: Only specific Articles, Sections, and paragraphs, in file titled 

‘05092018170802-0001,’ have been translated, as instructed by client.] 

ARTICLE 1

PARTIES

...

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

The parties, aware of the fact that collective bargaining is an effective vehicle for 

dialogue and reason, a means for social peace which makes the parties equal, and a form of 

interrelationship, recognize the need to promote and maintain the good relationship existing 

between the personnel and the administration of the CORPORATION as the most effective way 

in which to maintain a peaceful employer-employee relationship and achieve the improvement 

of the services provided by the same. The efficiency, productivity, punctuality and behavior of 

employees are factors inherent in promoting and maintaining the general welfare of the 

community.

The parties recognize their inescapable and main duty to improve more each day the 

services that the CORPORATION provides to the workers who are victims of workplace 

accidents.

The parties agree that in order to achieve said purposes, it is important to enter into 

collective bargaining in relation to wages, working conditions and full compliance with their 

respective rights and obligations under the Collective Bargaining Agreement executed below by 

virtue of the provisions of Law No. 103 enacted on June 28, 1969, as amended by Law No. 83 

enacted on October 29, 1992.

[Two sets of initials on all pages.]

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 2

RECOGNITION

1. The CORPORATION recognizes the UNION as the exclusive representative of all of 

the employees in the appropriate unit described below, for collective bargaining in relation to 

wages, hours and general working conditions.

...

4. If any controversy arises between the parties in relation to inclusion or exclusion of a 

position, classification or person in the appropriate unit herein defined, it shall be submitted to 

the Labor Relations Board for resolution, in accordance with the available legal mechanisms.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 9

APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND RECLASSIFICATIONS

All appointments of employees included in the appropriate unit shall be made following 

the following rules:

1. Employees included in the appropriate unit are classified as probationary, regular and 

temporary.

2. Employees appointed to regular positions are classified as probationary or regular:

a. Regular employees are employees who have satisfactorily passed the 

probationary period.

b. Probationary employees are employees who are appointed to regular positions

including a trial period.

3. Temporary employees are employees who are appointed to perform tasks for a definite 

period to meet service needs requiring prompt attention and said tasks are not 

continuous or permanent.

Said period may not exceed six (6) months, except in cases in which the provisions of 

the Job Reservation Article apply. Upon conclusion of the above-referenced period, if the 

service is still needed, the CORPORATION may create the position, and if it does so, it 

shall publish the corresponding job posting. If the service is not needed, the employee’s 

job shall end and, if the same received a satisfactory evaluation, he or she shall be 

included in the registry to be created by the Office of Personnel. The CORPORATION

shall be obligated to perform an evaluation of the temporary employee upon the end of 

the period for which the same was appointed and specifically for each extension of said 

period.

Whenever the CORPORATION wants to hire temporary employees, it shall do so from 

the created registry. Temporary employees shall be included in said registry and shall 

remain in it for a period of twelve (12) months. During the effective period of this 

Agreement any employee included in said registry who does not answer or rejects a 

notice offering temporary employment shall be eliminated from it. Said notice shall be 

sent by certified mail with acknowledgment of receipt to the address given by said 

employee to the CORPORATION. Every four (4) months, the CORPORATION shall 

provide to the UNION a copy of an updated version of the above-referenced registry. In 

addition, the CORPORATION shall certify whether or not there are employees in the 

registry.

4. The CORPORATION shall not use temporary employees whenever it is feasible to offer 

internal tasks, to the employees of the appropriate unit, nor due to work volume, except 

in the Medical Area, where in order to perform a job a license is required and other 

comparable work areas.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

5. In cases in which there are no qualified employees in the registry for a temporary 

appointment, the UNION may submit candidates to be considered by the 

CORPORATION. The CORPORATION shall notify the President of the UNION of said

Registry on a monthly basis.

6. Notice of Job Opening

a. Job opening notices shall be notices that shall be open to the general public, 

including the employees of the CORPORATION. The experience and satisfactory 

evaluation of a temporary employee of the CORPORATION shall qualify the same to 

be chosen for said job.

b. The selection of candidates for job openings shall be made based on the merit 

principle, in accordance with academic preparation and posting requirements. 

Preference shall be given to candidates with a previous history with the 

CORPORATION who have provided services satisfactorily as established by the 

Procedure for Certification and Selection of Applicants to Job Openings and 

Promotions belonging to the Union of Employees of the State Insurance Fund 

Corporation as agreed with the UNION.

c. All selected candidates who are not a part of the CORPORATION in a Job Opening

Notice, must submit to medical examinations to determine their physical and mental 

state, including drug tests performed by a laboratory duly certified by the Puerto Rico

Department of Health.

All temporary employees or selected candidates in a job opening notice shall be 

referred to the Office of the UNION for an orientation interview with a UNION official.

d. The CORPORATION shall send to the UNION a copy of the Certification of Eligible 

Persons for Job Openings of the appropriate unit before choosing the candidate.

e. Temporary employees who compete in a Job Opening Notice and are selected shall 

be compensated in accordance with the Classification and Compensation Plan and 

any raise received under a Collective Bargaining Agreement shall be part of the 

salary of the employee.

7. Notice of Promotion Opening:

a. The CORPORATION agrees to update its notice of promotion opening system for 

positions in the appropriate unit. The CORPORATION shall have a period forty-five 

(45) business days to update its current personnel system in accordance with the 

new requirements.

After the CORPORATION has complied with the provisions of the preceding 

paragraph, and if a job opening takes place within the appropriate unit, the

CORPORATION shall have sixty (60) business days from the moment that the job 

opening takes place

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

to circulate and award it. When the CORPORATION believes that it is not necessary 

to fill the job opening, it shall notify it to the UNION within that same period.

b. Opening for promotion notices shall only be applicable to employees in the 

appropriate unit. Preference shall be given to regular employees of the appropriate 

unit over the other employees in it. A promotion takes place when an employee is 

changed from one position to another position with greater duties and for which a 

higher minimum rate of compensation than the one for the position occupied is 

provided. Employees covered by this Agreement may participate and shall be 

certified as long as they fulfill the requirements of the position, even if this would be a 

demotion for the same. Employees for which the circulated position would be a 

transfer may also participate and shall be certified. If there are no employees within 

the CORPORATION to cover said positions, the Notice shall be circulated once 

again at all levels of the class for transfer or promotion of employees. If there are no 

candidates within the CORPORATION, it may publish a notice in at least two (2) of 

the newspapers of higher circulation in the country in order for all citizens to have the 

same opportunity to occupy a position in the CORPORATION.

c. All notices shall be in effect for twenty (20) days from the date on which they are 

circulated to the public and interested parties must submit their application with the 

Regional Director or the Recruiting Office of the Area of Human Resources within 

said period. The CORPORATION shall send a copy to the UNION of all notices for 

positions included in the contracting unit within a period of five (5) days from 

issuance of the same. If the UNION has reliable evidence of the fact that it did not 

receive the Notices within the established period, the CORPORATION shall circulate 

them again. Once the notice is no longer in effect, the CORPORATION shall send to 

the UNION a copy of the Certification of Eligible Persons for each higher position.

d. Once the notice is no longer in effect, the CORPORATION shall send to the UNION

the certification of eligible employees with up to five (5) candidates in accordance 

with the requirements established in the procedure agreed upon with the UNION for 

certification and selection of candidates.

e. Once the CORPORATION chooses the candidate, in accordance with the 

aforementioned procedure, he or she shall be appointed within the next ten (10) 

business days. The CORPORATION shall send to the UNION a copy of the 

appointment letter within the next ten (10) business days.

f. The CORPORATION shall notify the UNION of all newly created positions in the 

contracting unit including specifications as to class and description of duties.

8. Promotions and Reclassifications

Upon reclassification of a position or promotion of an employee, the latter shall receive 

the difference between the basic salary of the position that the same occupies and the 

position to

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

which the same was promoted or reclassified, including the intermediate adjustment 

immediately higher, applied to the salary of the employee at the time of the promotion or 

reclassification, in no case shall receive a raise of less than Thirty-Five ($35) Dollars. For 

purposes of this clause, the current scale for the different classes of positions within the 

current Classification Plan shall be used.

9. In case of emergencies resulting from immediate service needs, an employee may be 

assigned to perform tasks that are inferior to the tasks of his or her position for a period 

not to exceed twenty (20) consecutive business days without affecting his or her salary. 

Supervisors shall not make bad use of this provision and may only assign employees to 

perform tasks lower than the tasks of their position as provided above. When making 

use of said authority, the CORPORATION shall be obligated to respect the dignity of the 

employee and any task assigned to the same under this provision must be in some way 

related to the permanent tasks of the employee. The change shall be immediately 

notified to the President of the UNION or the corresponding delegate.

10. The UNION may recommend the creation of new classes and levels to the 

Administrator. The parties agree to perform a general revision of the Classification and 

Compensation Plan. For these purposes, the parties shall meet within the following one

hundred and twenty (120) days from the signing of this Agreement to coordinate the 

conditions under which it shall be performed.

11. The UNION reserves the right to challenge before the Labor Relations Board the 

appointment of any employee who, in spite of occupying a managerial position, the

UNION believes that the same is performing tasks or duties of the appropriate unit. The

CORPORATION shall send to the UNION a copy of all notices circulated for a newly 

created managerial position within the following ten (10) days of issuance of it.

12. The CORPORATION shall notify the UNION of the intention to freeze, transfer or 

eliminate a position including the grounds for doing so. Furthermore, the 

CORPORATION shall notify the intention to lower the level of any vacant position 

covered by the appropriate unit including the grounds for doing so. If the UNION has an 

objection to the proposal by the CORPORATION, the parties shall hold a meeting to try 

to reach an agreement. If an agreement is not reached, it shall be submitted for 

consideration by the Complaints Committee, which shall include it under cases to be 

considered with priority.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 12

EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS

A. Payment of College Tuition

1. The CORPORATION may pay the tuition of regular employees who are studying for 

an associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree up to a maximum of fortyeight (48) credits per fiscal year in any university duly accredited by the Council for 

Higher Education. The specialty or major must be related to the classes of positions 

existing in the CORPORATION. A Thesis course or Thesis seminar courses at a 

graduate or postgraduate level shall be paid a maximum of three (3) occasions.

The CORPORATION shall authorize payment of tuition for Professional Certificates 

when it is related to the duties of the employee and/or in cases in which it is a 

requirement for compliance by the CORPORATION with Law No. 101 enacted on June 

26, 1965, as amended, known as the Health Facilities Act, the General Regulations for 

the Operation and Functioning of Health Facilities in Puerto Rico, Regulations No. 6044 

of November 7, 1999, and the Regulations of the Secretary of Health No. 117 to 

Regulate the Licensing, Operation and Maintenance of Hospitals in the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico of December 21, 2004. Courses resulting in said certification must stem 

from an academic curriculum for an associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree and have 

university credits.

2. It is provided that the employee must not change majors after beginning his or her 

studies and, if he or she does so, the latter must reimburse the expenses previously 

incurred as long as said courses are not validated by the University for the new chosen 

major.

3. The employee must file an application using the form provided by the 

CORPORATION for this purpose, which shall be available in the mechanized system at 

the Regional Offices, Dispensaries, Industrial Office and Main Office within the 

corresponding academic period. In order to have access to this benefit, the employee 

must maintain a general academic index of two points (2.00) in case of undergraduate 

studies; and of two point fifty (2.50) or more in case of graduate studies, which must be 

evidenced with a transcript of credits issued by the academic institution.

4. The CORPORATION shall also pay the enrollment fees and reimburse up to three 

hundred and fifty ($350.00) dollars per semester for book and material expenses. The 

employee must present evidence of the incurred expense in order to receive the 

reimbursement, which shall be made

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

by the Special Payer of the CORPORATION. One (1) business day shall be given for 

enrollment purposes, without in any way deducting it from vacation time. To be given 

said time, the employee must present evidence of the transaction made.

5. If the employee partially or completely withdraws from courses or does not approve his 

or her college courses, he or she must reimburse to the CORPORATION the payments 

made by the latter to cover the cost of credits, except when the employee provides 

evidence of the fact the he or she withdrew for reasons of force majeure such as, for 

example, health issues or service needs. In these cases, the employee shall not have to 

make a reimbursement. If it is necessary for the employee to make a reimbursement, he 

or she may apply for a payment plan by payroll deduction including an initial payment of 

fifty percent (50%) of the debt and up to a maximum of ten (10) months for payment of 

the debt in full. Once the payroll deduction has been authorized, the employee shall have 

access to new tuition payment authorizations. All requests for reimbursement of college 

tuition must be filed within the corresponding academic period. The merits of each 

request shall be evaluated in order to determine whether the request made merits 

authorization of payment of tuition. The employee may request reconsideration if his or 

her request is denied. The UNION may submit denied cases to the Complaints 

Committee if it believes that the request should have been granted.

6. Upon conclusion of each academic bimester, trimester, triannual period or semester,

the employee shall show evidence to the CORPORATION of approved courses and of 

his or her general academic index. The employee must work for the CORPORATION for 

a period equal to the time paid by the CORPORATION.

7. If the academic institution offers student employees the option of doing their practice 

at their workplace, the CORPORATION shall give to the same the prioritized opportunity 

to do their practice at work as a result of having completed studies for a profession or 

job, in order to complete the requirements of the degree, subject to availability of the 

conditions to do so.

B. Development Courses

1. Employees may also be authorized official time and/or payment to enroll in external 

development courses that are directly related to the duties that they perform, up to a 

cost of five hundred ($500.00) dollars per fiscal year. All requests for development

courses must be filed in the Area of Education and Development thirty (30) days 

before the event. The employees covered by this Agreement shall also be authorized 

to take courses related to services offered by the CORPORATION. It shall be limited 

to one (1) course per Agreement year. By taking these courses related to the 

services, the employees shall acquire skills and knowledge in order for the 

CORPORATION to be able to reach its goals.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

2. The merits of each request shall be evaluated in order to determine whether the 

request made merits authorization of development course payment. The employee 

may request reconsideration if his or her request is denied. The UNION may submit 

denied cases to the Complaints Committee if it believes that the request should have 

been granted.

3. The CORPORATION shall develop a continued Training Program including at least 

five (5) trainings annually for the purpose of improving the quality of the services,

training unionized personnel in different fields related to their jobs; among others, 

public relations, human relations, communication, knowledge of new techniques in 

the fields of nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy and radiology. These 

trainings shall help the employees covered by this Agreement to acquire skills, 

knowledge and abilities that are necessary to perform the duties of the positions that 

they occupy, in order for the CORPORATION to be able to reach its goals.

4. In cases in which employee training is a legal requirement to be able to perform a 

job, or to maintain credentials or a professional license in effect, the attendance of 

the employee at seminars, trainings, workshops or conferences offered for the 

purpose of complying with the legal requirements shall be compulsory. This includes 

maintenance employees who handle biomedical waste, health professionals who 

must keep their credentials or licenses up to date, or any other employee whose 

duties require special training or continued education.

5. The CORPORATION shall also authorize trainings outside of it for Social Workers, 

Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Therapy Aids, Radiology 

Technicians, Qualified Electricians, Electrician Assistants, and other health care 

professionals, as long as they are related to their duties. The CORPORATION shall 

provide equal opportunity for participation to the employees covered by this 

Agreement in the aforementioned classes.

6. The CORPORATION shall give time during business hours to the employees 

covered by this Agreement to participate in a Union Education Program. This 

program shall consist of six (6) annual seminars coordinated by the UNION through 

the Area of Education and Development. The parties shall agree on the number of 

participants and the UNION shall choose the resources.

7. When the participation of a union member in development courses is compulsorily 

required by the CORPORATION, the member shall have the right to payment of per 

diem and mileage.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 13

STUDY LEAVES AND GRANTS

GRANTS:

1. The CORPORATION may award grants for payment of tuition, grants and study leave 

when there is a need for specialized personnel or professional development in accordance with 

service needs. The CORPORATION shall circulate a notice informing all employees, including 

union employees, of the opportunity to receive said grants, as well as the conditions, terms and 

requirements of the same. Said grants shall only be awarded to employees of the 

CORPORATION who fulfill the requirements required by the institution which shall offer the 

courses or study programs. If the number of employee applicants exceeds the number of 

grants, a list shall be prepared of the applicants who meet the eligibility requirements 

established by the CORPORATION. Once the list of employees eligible for grants is prepared, 

the CORPORATION shall send copies of it to the President of the UNION, who shall be able to 

make the recommendations that the same may deem appropriate as regards award of the 

grants. If two or more union employees equally comply with the requirements for awarding a 

grant, seniority in the CORPORATION shall be a factor to be taken into consideration in the 

selection. At the time of announcement of the grant, the CORPORATION shall establish the 

grant amount taking into consideration tuition fees, housing expenses, book and study material 

expenses, and any other expense to be paid to the Academic Institution, in relation to the 

academic program in which the employee shall enroll. In case of personnel recruiting difficulties, 

the CORPORATION may use grants as a tool for recruiting.

2. If the employee completely or partially withdraws from the courses taken by the same 

in an academic institution, he or she must reimburse to the CORPORATION the payments 

made by the latter as a result of the given grant, except when an employee withdraws from 

courses as a result of an illness, which must be medically verified at the satisfaction of the 

CORPORATION; in these cases the employee shall not have to make the reimbursement.

3. The CORPORATION shall grant an unpaid leave to the employee for the period of 

duration of the grant and, upon returning to his or her job, the employee shall be reinstated to it 

with all of the rights that the same would have achieved if he or she had been in active service.

4. The employee must work for the CORPORATION for a period equal to the time paid 

by the CORPORATION after finishing his or her studies. This obligation of the employee to the 

CORPORATION shall be formalized by executing an agreement before the CORPORATION

makes disbursement of any amount in respect of study grants and leaves.

PAID STUDY LEAVE:

When service needs justify so, the CORPORATION may grant paid study leaves in 

fields related to the services provided by the CORPORATION. The CORPORATION shall 

determine the need for the leave, the duration of the same, the field of study in which there is 

interest, and the institution in which the studies shall be done.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

Union employees who are granted a paid study leave in the interest of the

CORPORATION shall have the right to receive all of the benefits of the Agreement as if they 

had been providing their regular services in the CORPORATION. Furthermore, the salaries of 

these employees shall be subject to the deductions provided by law or by Agreement.

UNPAID STUDY LEAVE:

At the request of a union employee, the CORPORATION may grant the same an unpaid 

study leave, for his or her professional development, up to a maximum of two (2) years.

The employee must file its request with the CORPORATION indicating the nature of the 

studies, a certification establishing the fact that they shall only be offered during the day, their 

duration, and the institution or place in which the employee will do them.

Employees under an unpaid study leave shall be reinstated to their positions upon 

concluding their studies.

Employees under study leaves and grants shall receive all of the benefits acquired by 

the positions at the time of reinstatement.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 15

GRANTING LEAVES TO

UNION OFFICIALS

1. The CORPORATION shall grant a paid leave to the President of the UNION and shall 

grant an unpaid leave to four (4) additional employees for the duration of the right of 

representation of the UNION or the duration or effective period of the Agreement, whichever is 

longer, when said employees are elected or chosen by the UNION for a position requiring their 

services on a full time basis for the above-referenced Workers’ Organization. The UNION shall 

notify the Administrator, in writing, the name of said persons with the title of the position 

occupied by the same in the CORPORATION and shall immediately notify the conclusion of 

their duties in the UNION.

2. The CORPORATION and the UNION may agree on the terms and conditions of the 

President’s paid leave; however, the President shall continue earning the same salary as an 

employee of the CORPORATION. In addition, all of the rights of the same as a union employee 

shall be recognized as if he or she were occupying his or her position.

3. Upon conclusion of the the job or position of said employees with the UNION, they 

shall be reinstated to their position or to a position with a basic salary equal to the salary 

assigned as of the date of their reinstatement or if the position left by the employee has received 

any reclassification based on studies or step based on seniority or based on merits to which the 

employee would have had a right while on Union Leave, effective from the time of 

reinstatement. Employees who provide services to the UNION in this manner shall have the 

right to retain their seniority.

4. Persons appointed to substitute the above-referenced employee shall be appointed in 

a temporary manner or by way of internal substitution.

5. Any employee who had to be recruited from outside, according to the provisions of 

this Agreement, to substitute employees on unpaid union leave shall be terminated upon return 

of the incumbent to his or her position. If the substitution resulted from a leave, the employee 

shall return to his or her original position.

6. The President of the UNION shall be the link between the CORPORATION and the 

employees, and shall make sure that this Agreement is complied with by the contracting parties. 

The salaries and other benefits to which employees on Unpaid Leave working for the UNION

have a right, as provided in this Article, shall be paid by the UNION in their entirety.

7. The President of the UNION shall act as the representative of the same and of its 

members, inside and outside of the physical facilities of the CORPORATION, during the 

effective period of this Agreement, and his or her entry to the facilities of the CORPORATION

shall not be prevented.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

8. The CORPORATION shall grant to the Vice President and Secretary of the UNION

two (2) days per month, and the Treasurer three (3) days per month, to perform their duties 

without deducting them from any kind of leave regardless of any other to which the same may 

have a right. They must notify their immediate supervisor in advance whenever they will be 

absent in order to perform UNION duties.

9. The CORPORATION shall grant to all members of the Board of Directors of the 

UNION, a union leave without deducting pay or vacation time, of one (1) business day per 

month in order for them to be able to attend the meetings of the UNION Board of Directors. The 

President shall notify the Area of Labor Relations and Equality in Employment the dates on 

which said meetings shall be held, at least one (1) business day before the date of a meeting. 

The President of the UNION shall certify the attendance at said meetings to the Area of Labor 

Relations and Equality in Employment.

10. The CORPORATION may grant a paid union leave at the request of the President of 

the UNION to employees covered by this Agreement who are chosen to participate in seminars 

in and outside of Puerto Rico. The President shall submit to the Area of Labor Relations a 

request for union leave thirty (30) days before the date on which the leave is requested. Said 

request must include the following information:

a. title of requested seminar

b. location on which it will be offered

c. duration of seminar or course

d. participants

Said leave shall be granted as long as it is possible to ensure the continuity and 

efficiency of services during the absence of the participants in the requested seminar or course.

11. Women’s Affairs Commission Leave

The CORPORATION shall give to the Directors of the Women’s Affairs Commission

three and a half (3 1/2) hours per month to meet and take care of the matters related to the 

Commission. Mayagüez, Aguadilla, Ponce and Arecibo members shall be given one (1) day.

12. Committee Members Leave

Employees who are members of committees created under the Collective Bargaining 

Agreement or created by agreement between the parties shall not suffer any pay loss or 

deductions from their accrued leaves for the time that they are performing their official duties as 

members of these Committees. The UNION shall deliver a list with the names of the members 

of the Committees referred to in this Article. Also, the UNION shall notify to the Area of Labor 

Relations and Equality in Employment the dates on which meetings shall be held and the 

employees shall notify them to their immediate supervisors at least one (1) day in advance.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

13. Electoral Committee Leave

The CORPORATION shall grant a paid union leave to the members of the Electoral 

Committee of the UNION in order for the same to coordinate the elections for the Board of 

Directors and Union Delegates. Said leave shall not exceed fifteen (15) days annually and the 

conditions of the same shall be agreed on between the UNION and the CORPORATION.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 16

HOLIDAYS

1. The days listed below shall be paid holidays and shall be celebrated on the date

established by Law:

New Year’s Day

Three Kings Day

Eugenio María de Hostos Day

Martin Luther King Day

George Washington Day

Abolition of Slavery Day

José de Diego Day

Good Friday

Memorial Day

United States Independence

Luis Muñoz Rivera Day

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

José Celso Barbosa Day

Labor Day

Discovery of America 

General Elections

Veterans Day

Discovery of Puerto Rico 

Thanksgiving Day

Half day December 24th

Christmas

2. The days or half days or hours, which by proclamation or Executive Order of the 

Governor of Puerto Rico or the President of the United States, or by law, are subsequently 

declared as holidays to be observed in Puerto Rico, shall also be paid holidays and shall be 

included in the preceding list. It is also provided that employees who are on leave or celebrating 

their birthday shall not be deducted the free time granted in this regard.

3. When the Governor of Puerto Rico, or the person designated by the latter, establishes 

by way of proclamation, no later than on the fifteenth (15th) of January of each year, that certain 

holidays shall be celebrated on the Monday or Friday nearest to the holiday, it shall apply to all 

employees covered by this Collective Bargaining Agreement.

4. When the employees covered by this Agreement are required to work during said 

holidays, they shall be compensated at double the rate of their regular hourly rate, in addition to 

their regular salary.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

5. Employees who work on a Sunday, if said Sunday falls on one of the holidays listed in 

the Collective Bargaining Agreement in effect, shall have a right, for that Sunday, to double the 

rate of payment of their regular rate per hour worked, in addition to regular pay, and the 

immediately following Monday shall not be considered as a holiday for said employees for 

purposes of overtime, but it will be considered so for payment of their regular salary.

6. The days or half days or part of a day that are declared holidays by Proclamation or 

Administrative Order of the Governor of Puerto Rico, or the President of the United States, shall 

also be considered as paid holidays and shall be included in the preceding list, when said 

provision applies to Puerto Rico or when they are subsequently declared by Law as holidays to 

be observed in Puerto Rico. When the employees covered by this Agreement are required to 

work during said holidays, they shall be compensated at double the rate of their regular hourly 

rate, in addition to their regular salary.

7. Full holidays shall consist of the twenty-four (24) hours of the natural day from 

midnight of the corresponding day.

8. On afternoons or parts of afternoons declared free from work or a holiday, the

employees covered by this Agreement whose regular workday or part of it is between 12:00 

midday and 12:00 midnight shall be free from work and paid for the last half of their workday 

between 12:00 midday and conclusion of their workday. In the case of employees whose work 

hours begin at 6:00 a.m., in the event of a Proclamation or Executive Order declaring half of a 

day free from work, said employees may take their eating period earlier so as not to have to 

return to work after they conclude the first half of their workday.

9. Employees who totally or partially work during any time declared free from work shall 

receive, for the entire time declared free from work, payment at double the rate of their regular 

hourly rate, in addition to their regular salary.

10. Hours granted as paid hours free from work shall be considered as worked for 

purposes of calculating hours worked in excess of thirty-seven and a half (37 1⁄2) hours worked 

per week.

11. When a day free from work is granted, it shall be considered that the day free from 

work covers the period of twenty-four (24) hours of the natural day from twelve 12:00 midnight 

to twelve 12:00 midnight of the following day. When a day free from work is granted, any 

workday consisting of seven and a half (7 1⁄2) hours or part of them within the period of twentyfour (24) hours of the natural day shall be considered as granted free from work.

12. The CORPORATION shall make payment of holidays and overtime no later than 

forty-five (45) business days from the same.

13. In the event that an employee is on illness or regular vacation leave, any business 

day or part of a business day declared free from work by law, proclamation or Executive Order 

of the Governor or Puerto Rico, or Order of the President of the United States, shall be credited 

to the employee.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 18

UNION DELEGATES

1. The parties agree that the UNION shall have one (1) Permanent Delegate and one 

(1) Alternate Delegate to act only in the absence of the former, in the following floors, locations

or areas of work:

A. Main Office, Inactive Files, Computer Center, Shop and Printer and Pharmacy 

Warehouse - one (1) Permanent Delegate and one (1) Alternate Delegate on each 

floor.

B. In the Regional Offices - one (1) Permanent Delegate and one (1) Alternate Delegate 

on each floor.

C. Industrial Hospital

1) Area of Graduate Nursing and Room Technicians

2) Area of Practical Nursing and other related personnel on different shifts

3) Area of Physical Therapists and other related personnel

4) Area of Occupational Therapists and other related personnel

5) Area of Maintenance and Cleaning

6) Area of Night Shifts from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

7) Administrative Area and other related personnel

8) Area of Dietary Services

D. Intermediate Dispensaries

1) Cayey Dispensary

2) Guayama Dispensary

3) Coamo Dispensary

4) Manatí Dispensary

5) Yauco Dispensary

6) Utuado Dispensary

7) Corozal Dispensary

8) Fajardo Dispensary

9) Jayuya Dispensary

10) Vieques Dispensary

E. Any other Regional Office or Dispensary that is newly created or in offices where 

services are extended and merit electing or designating a Delegate.

2. In addition to the delegates described above, the President of the UNION shall 

appoint two (2) general delegates who will handle the cases assigned to the same by the 

aforementioned President. A delegate so designated shall show to his or her immediate 

supervisor a written copy of the task and the duration of the same. In case of emergency, the 

President shall notify the designation to the Director of the Area of Labor Relations and Equality 

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

in Employment, or his or her Representative, by phone. The certification regarding time used

shall be notified in writing subsequently on the business day following the exit.

3. The President of the UNION shall notify in writing to the Administrator of the 

CORPORATION the name of each of the delegates mentioned on the preceding paragraphs, as 

soon as they are chosen or designated. It shall also notify the changes made in relation to said 

delegates. At no moment shall any employee be authorized to act as a delegate without having 

previously notified the Administrator of the designation to act as such.

4. The CORPORATION shall grant to Delegates, Members, Officials or representatives 

of the UNION, without making pay deductions or reducing vacation benefits, the time for work 

that is reasonable, when it is necessary for them to carry out official UNION tasks as a result of 

special jobs assigned by the President or to consider complaints. Special jobs of officials or 

representatives shall be jobs in programmatic and administrative areas requiring specialized 

knowledge or expertise in a specific area and for the attention of committees compose of both

parties. They shall inform their immediate supervisor of the time that they shall be absent from 

their jobs for official UNION jobs and, if said immediate supervisor deems it necessary, it shall 

require that the President of the UNION provide evidence of the fact that the employee was 

indeed performing an official job for the Workers’ Organization. Said evidence shall be 

submitted after the official job has been carried out. The delegate and/or member shall notify to 

his or her supervisor that he or she intends to process or handle a complaint before doing so. 

The employee must return reasonably promptly to his or her place of work as soon as he or she 

finishes the job or handling the complaint. When a delegate takes more time than what is 

necessary and reasonable to handle complaints, it shall be grounds for the CORPORATION to 

submit the case to the UNION. If the UNION does not take immediate action to avoid a bad use 

of the time granted to delegates, the CORPORATION shall submit the case to the Complaints 

Committee.

5. While a permanent delegate is taking care of a matter, neither the alternate delegate

nor the general delegate shall be able to take any action in relation to said matter, except when 

the general delegate provides written evidence to his or her immediate supervisor of the fact 

that the President of the UNION requested that he or she take care of that specific matter.

6. The time used by delegates and/or members who do not comply with the procedure 

herein established shall be deducted from their annual leave.

7. The processing of complaints shall be done in a manner which does not interrupt the 

service provided by the employees unrelated to the complaint.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 19

LEAVE

Section One: Annual Leave (Vacation)

1. The CORPORATION acknowledges that vacations have been established to allow 

employees to enjoy a period of rest during the year. Under said circumstances, the 

CORPORATION shall not deprive employees covered by this Agreement of their annual 

vacations to rest, regardless of the nature of their appointment. In order to be entitled to this 

benefit, the employee shall complete a minimum period of one year of service.

2. All employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to accrue annual leave at a 

rate of two and a half (2 1⁄2) days per month of service in the CORPORATION, with full pay, up 

to a total of thirty (30) working days per year. During the last year of service employees who 

claim Retirement benefits for years of service shall accrue at a rate of three (3) days per month 

of service.

3. When an employee is not able to take the accrued vacation that she or he is entitled 

to during the year due to service needs or just cause, said unused vacation may be taken during 

the calendar year of the following year.

4. Any employee who wishes to take her or his annual vacation shall sign and submit the 

request to the CORPORATION at least twenty (20) days in advance. When the request for 

annual rest leave has been filed, the CORPORATION shall be required to take the appropriate 

steps to pay said leave in advance at the employee’s regular salary rate. Filing the appropriate 

form shall be enough for the CORPORATION to take steps to make said payment. The check 

shall be delivered forty-eight (48) hours before the employee goes on vacation.

5. Any employee who has accrued vacation shall be entitled to take thirty (30) days of 

vacations per year and no officer may prevent this right from being enforced. If the 

Administration has justified reasons to not grant regular annual vacations, it shall discuss the 

matter with the employee.

6. The CORPORATION may grant annual vacation in excess of thirty (30) working days 

up to a maximum of sixty (60) days in a given year to employees who have enough leave 

accrued.

7. Annual leave shall be calculated per calendar year and the CORPORATION shall be 

required to inform each employee of their accrued balance. Similarly, it shall reflect this 

information in the forms used to grant vacations. During the month of January, the 

CORPORATION shall pay each employee accrued vacations in excess of ninety (90) days.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

The CORPORATION shall notify the employee of any day that the Leave Office has 

charged as an absence from the balance of regular vacation or sick leave. This notice shall be 

done in writing on a quarterly basis, unless there is an emergency or specific situation that 

requires that an employee request the balance before three (3) months.

8. During the term of this Agreement the CORPORATION shall pay any employee who 

so requests the portion of their accrued regular vacations in accordance with the following. 

Effective on the date of signing this Agreement, employees may request a cash settlement of 

the portion of their regular vacations accrued in excess of twenty-five (25) days no later than on 

August 30 of each year during the term of this Agreement. If no request is made, the 

CORPORATION shall not make the payment and shall proceed to accrue them. This payment 

shall be carried out in the first two weeks of the month of October. Settlement of regular 

vacation shall be done using the monthly salary multiplied by twelve (12) months and divided by 

1,950 hours per year, the result shall be the salary per hour and shall be multiplied by seven 

and a half (7 1⁄2) hours per day for the amount of days accrued.

The CORPORATION may liquidate vacations accrued in excess of thirty-five (35) days 

at any moment in which the employee justifies in a reliable manner an urgent family need and 

the availability of the funds. The employee shall submit the payment request to the Human 

Resources Office using the appropriate form approved by the Rules and Procedures Office.

9. Vacations that employees have accrued when this Agreement is signed shall be 

recognized by the CORPORATION as a vested right.

10. The CORPORATION shall establish the date on which employees shall take their 

vacations in agreement with them and in accordance with service needs. Each employee shall 

be required to take at least five (5) consecutive days. To that end, the CORPORATION shall 

establish said program in a fair and equitable manner without prejudicing or granting privileges 

to any specific employee. Employees may take regular vacations during the Christmas season 

according to service needs and the governmental policy established. The CORPORATION, to 

the extent possible, shall alternate summer vacations in such a manner for employees to be 

able to take vacations equally in said period.

11. Vacation leave shall be credited for a period in which an employee is on unpaid 

leave for any purpose, as long as said employee returns to work at the end of the vacation 

period. This credit shall be carried out after the employee is reinstated in his or her position; 

never before the leave is granted or while he or she is on said leave.

12. The CORPORATION shall not call an employee who is on vacation to work, but if it 

were absolutely necessary, said employee shall be paid double his or her regular hourly rate. 

Supervisors shall not make compensatory time arrangements with their employees under any 

circumstances.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

13. Under special circumstances the CORPORATION may advance the annual leave for 

regular employees who have worked more than one (1) year in the CORPORATION. This 

advance leave shall not exceed sixty (60) days. The CORPORATION may extend said leave 

subject to service needs and for justified reasons for a period of sixty (60) working days. Each 

case shall be studied by the Personnel Office according to its merits.

14. The CORPORATION shall pay employees covered by this Agreement all accrued 

annual vacation the moment they stop working. Said payment shall be made the moment of 

separation from service for any reason, including dismissal or any other.

15. In the event of death of an employee, the CORPORATION shall pay her or his heirs 

the amount of regular leave that said employee has accrued at the moment of her or his death. 

Heir means persons entitled to receive the assets and debts of a decedent, in accordance with 

the provisions of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico, and in accordance with the procedures of the 

Treasury Department. 

16. In cases in which the employee wishes to take regular vacations during two (2) 

periods of the same year, he or she may do so according to the provisions of paragraph ten (10) 

of this Section. 

Section Two: Bereavement Leave

1. In the event of the death of a relative of employees covered by this Agreement, the 

CORPORATION shall grant the following number of consecutive days in paid leave, without 

charging accrued vacation or sick leave, from the date of death or burial:

a) Five (5) working days – spouse, sons, daughters, and foster children, biological or 

foster parents.

b) Three (3) working days – biological or foster siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, 

grandchildren, father-, mother-, son- or daughter-in-law, and nephews.

c) Two (2) working days – brother- and sister-in-law.

In the event of death of any other relative not specified above, the employee may 

request and the CORPORATION shall grant leave charged to the employee’s vacation leave.

2. When the death of an employee of the CORPORATION occurs, the President of the 

UNION or his or her authorized representative may request that the Administrator or his or her 

representative grant, and the latter may grant, permission to a number of employees which shall 

not exceed eight (8) in Regions and Clinics, ten (10) in the Central Office and Industrial Hospital 

to go to the home or funeral home and funeral of said deceased employee without charging 

vacation or any other leave.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

3. When a death occurs out of the country and the funeral is held in Puerto Rico, the 

CORPORATION shall grant the employee funeral leave from the date of arrival of the deceased 

to the Island.

4. When the death occurs while the employee is taking sick leave and/or regular 

vacation, the bereavement leave shall be credited without reducing the leave being used.

Section Three: Military Leave

Military leave shall be granted as follows:

1. National Guard Training

a. The right to military leave is recognized. Accordingly, paid military leave shall be 

granted up to a maximum of thirty (30) working days for each calendar year for 

employees that belong to the Puerto Rico National Guard and the United States Reserve 

Corps during the period in which they are providing military service as part of their 

annual training or in military schools, when so ordered or authorized under the 

provisions of the laws of the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico. When said federal or state active military service exceeds thirty (30) days, the 

employee may carry out the military school or annual training period charging accrued 

vacation leave to which she or he is entitled and if she or he has no accrued leave, 

unpaid leave shall be granted.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

...

Section Four: Maternity Leave

1. Employees who are pregnant shall be given a period of six (6) weeks of rest prior to 

delivery and another six (6) weeks thereafter, with full pay during those twelve (12) weeks at 

their regular salary rate. Delivery shall be considered to be the act by which the conceived 

creature is expelled from the maternal body naturally or as legally extracted using surgicalobstetric procedures. Delivery shall also include any premature birth, miscarriage or involuntary 

abortion that is legally induced by a physician.

As soon as the employee has knowledge of her pregnancy she shall be required to 

submit to Human Resources of the CORPORATION a medical certificate disclosing her 

pregnancy and the probable delivery date. Pregnant employees may continue working until their 

doctor considers it possible. Maternity leave shall be granted taking into account the date on 

which the employee starts said leave.

2. The request for maternity leave shall be submitted at least ten (10) calendar days 

prior to the date said leave shall begin to be taken and shall include a medical certificate 

indicating the approximate date of delivery, other than in premature births.

Payment corresponding to pre-natal and post-natal rest days shall be carried out when 

the pregnant employee starts said leave, at her request. Said petition shall be filed twenty (20) 

days prior to the date on which maternity leave starts.

3. If the delivery takes place before the employee has taken six (6) weeks of rest, the 

period of rest after delivery shall be extended until the total rest period of twelve (12) weeks is 

taken.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

4. If delivery occurs after the six (6) weeks granted for rest or if the employee becomes ill 

as a direct consequence of delivery that prevents her from returning to work, the maternity leave 

shall be extended for a period not to exceed six (6) weeks after delivery to allow her to recover 

from her illness, provided that prior to completing the twelve (12) week rest period the employee 

submits a medical certificate indicating the delivery date or certifying the inability to return to 

work due to illness as a result of the delivery, as the case may be. This additional period beyond 

the twelve (12) weeks shall be charged to sick leave. If the employee does not have accrued 

sick leave, it shall be charged from accrued vacation days, if any. If after the aforementioned 

leave has been used up the complications continue, the employee shall be entitled to unpaid 

leave or to request advance vacations. In no event shall authorized leave exceed one (1) year.

5. The Corporation shall grant five (5) paid working days in the event employees are 

submitted to sterilization operations. Said days shall be granted without charging accrued 

vacation or leave of any sort. The employee shall be required to submit the appropriate medical 

evidence to her immediate supervisor to support said leave request.

6. When there is an ectopic pregnancy, the employee shall be entitled to maternity leave 

as provided in this Article.

7. Union members who abort and medically justify it to the CORPORATION shall be 

entitled to three (3) weeks maternity leave. This type of leave shall not be granted more than 

two (2) times in a period of twelve (12) months. If the abortion, according to medical certification, 

produces the same physiological effects as a full term delivery, the employee shall claim 

maternity benefits for delivery and the CORPORATION shall grant them.

8. The benefits contained in this Article shall extend, as applicable, to adopting mothers. 

Any employee who adopts a minor, in accordance with the legislation of the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico or of any jurisdiction of the United States of America shall be entitled to the same 

benefits for maternity leave at full salary as an employee with normal delivery. In this case, the 

leave will begin to run from notice of the right to adopt and when the minor is received in the 

family nucleus.

9. To comply with the residence requirement, in the event of the adoption process in 

foreign countries that require cohabitation of the adopting party in the national territory of the 

adopted party, the CORPORATION may grant an additional period deducted from regular 

vacation leave.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

...

Section Six: Sick Leave

1. All employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to sick leave at a rate of 

one and a half (1 1⁄2) days per month of service, except in the last year of service, where they 

shall accrue at a rate of two (2) days. The excess of one hundred and twenty (120) days shall 

be paid on February 15 of each natural year.

2. Said leave shall be used exclusively when the employee is sick, disabled or exposed 

to a contagious illness which requires his or her absence from work to protect his or her health 

or that of other persons. In the event of prolonged illness, when the employee has used up his 

or her sick leave, he or she may use accrued vacation leave, if any. Any employee who 

becomes absent from work due to illness for three or more days shall submit a medical 

certification upon his or her return.

3. For purposes of calculating of sick leave, Saturday shall not be considered a working 

day for regular-schedule employees.

4. During the term of this Agreement, the CORPORATION shall pay any employee so 

requesting the portion of sick leave accrued in accordance with what is stated below. Effective 

on the date of execution of this Agreement, employees may request cash liquidation of the 

portion of sick leave accrued up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) days no later than February 1 

of each year during the term of this Agreement.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

If there is no request at all, the CORPORATION shall not make payment and shall 

proceed to accrue them. This payment shall be carried out on the first week of April of each 

year.

The CORPORATION may liquidate accrued sick days at any moment that an employee 

requests and reliably justifies her or his reason to request it. The availability of funds shall also 

be considered. The employee shall submit to the Office of Human Resources for their approval 

the request of payment using the appropriate form approved by the Office of Rules and 

Procedures. 

5. Sick leave accrued by employees at the date of this Agreement shall be recognized 

by the CORPORATION, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays for regular-schedule 

employees.

6. The CORPORATION may grant advance leave up to a maximum of one hundred and 

fifty (150) working days for work accidents in the event of an occupational illness or in the event 

of illness that the employee justifies medically to the satisfaction of the CORPORATION. This 

advance shall be made when the employee has used up her or his accrued sick leave and 

vacation leave. The total leave advanced shall be charged against subsequent accruals of 

vacations and sick leave simultaneously, in order for the advance made by the CORPORATION 

to be recovered as quickly as possible. In the event that the request for advance mentioned is 

denied by the CORPORATION, the UNION or the union member shall have the right to question 

the decision of the CORPORATION before the Complaint Committee.

7. Any employee who has received a sick leave advance and voluntarily or involuntarily 

separates from the CORPORATION prior to serving the period necessary to cover all of the 

leave advanced shall be required to reimburse the CORPORATION any sum of money not 

covered as a result of said advance leave, in proportion to the current salary as of the moment 

said benefit was received.

8. In order to calculate payment of twenty (25) days of accrued sick leave, the period 

between February 28 of the current year and February 27 of the prior year shall be used. In said 

case, said dates shall be charged from the sick leave accrued from prior years, and if the 

employee does not have accrued leave, dates absent shall be taken into account for the leave 

accrued during the year. Payment of compensation of those twenty five (25) days shall be 

determined based on regular annual compensation received by the employee divided by one 

thousand nine hundred and fifty (1,950) hours.

9. Employees covered by this Agreement shall be entitled to receive a lump sum of 

money for sick leave accrued as of separation from employment for any reason. This lump sum 

based on said leave shall be paid at a rate of the salary that the officer or employee earns at the 

moment of separation from service, regardless of the days

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

of leave taken during the year. In the event of the death of said employee, the amount of said 

leave shall be paid to his or her beneficiaries.

10. The employee shall sign, upon return to work, the appropriate form, each time she or 

he is absent from illness.

11. The CORPORATION shall keep a record of sick leave accrued by each employee 

covered by this Agreement and shall notify each employee in December as to the amount of 

leave accrued.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

Section Eight: Substitution of Annual Vacation Leave for Sick Leave Rest

When an employee covered by this Agreement is taking annual vacation leave and 

becomes ill for a period of three (3) or more consecutive working days, the working days in 

accordance with her or his work schedule included within said period shall be charged to sick 

leave, as long as the employee provides a medical certification as support. 

Section Nine: Unpaid Leave

For merit-based reasons, and subject to service needs, the CORPORATION may grant 

unpaid leave up to a maximum of two (2) years to regular employees of over two (2) years of 

service who have used up their regular vacation leave. Employees who while on unpaid leave 

work for another employer shall be subject to disciplinary sanctions. If the reasons for granting 

the unpaid leave to the employee cease to exist, the employee shall be required to report to her 

or his workplace as soon as said reasons cease to exist.

Section Ten: Natural Disaster Leave

A. Natural Disasters

1. In any offices of the CORPORATION where by recommendation of the governmental 

authorities employees are ordered to suspend work that has already been started 

due to force majeure, such as, storm, hurricane, floods, earthquakes, fires, and 

others, the period of the suspension shall be considered as though the employee 

was working while the work suspension lasts for said day. When an employee is not 

able to reach his or her work area as a consequence of a natural disaster and/or 

national emergency recognized as such by the governmental authorities, the 

CORPORATION shall not reduce any type of leave that said employee takes in 

gaining access to her or his work area.

2. If as a result of the natural disaster, essential services are interrupted, the 

Corporation shall take the appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of 

the employees. As to the Industrial Hospital, the appropriate measures shall be taken 

for service to continue uninterrupted. In these situations, the designed Contingency 

Plan shall be followed. 

B. Outage

1. In order to protect the health and safety of employees, when there is an outage that 

is not categorized as a natural disaster such as: lack of electrical power, potable 

water service, air conditioning and others; if the outage occurs in the morning, after 

two (2) hours have elapsed, work shall be suspended temporarily and shall 

recommence at 1:00 pm. If the outage continues in the afternoon, work shall be 

suspended once a period of one (1) hour has elapsed. If the outage occurs

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

in the afternoon, after a period of one hour and forty-five minutes has elapsed, work 

shall be suspended until the next working day.

This applies to employees during all established schedules.

In the event of an emergency such as gas leaks or toxic emissions, work shall be 

immediately suspended in the areas affected for the period that the parties deem 

reasonable.

Section Eleven: School Leave

1. The CORPORATION shall grant its employees, without a reduction of pay or 

deducting leave, eight (8) working hours during each school semester when at the 

request of school authorities or on their own initiative they go to the educational 

institutions where their children study to ask about their behavior and scholastic 

performance. If the employee exceeds the period of eight (8) hours established 

herein, the excess shall be taken from the appropriate leave that the employee has 

accrued. These hours may be fragmented. The employee shall demonstrate 

appearance at the school through a certification from the school authorities.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

...

Section Fourteen: Leave for Voluntary Services to Emergency Management Office (Civil 

Defense) in the event of disasters:

1. Paid leave shall be granted for the time an employee provides voluntary services to 

the Office of Emergency Management in the event of disasters or for reasons of 

short trainings official requested by said entity.

2. To receive this leave, the employee must submit evidence of having provided said 

services. Said evidence shall be signed by the Director of the Emergency 

Management Office, or otherwise by the Regional Director thereof. Said evidence 

shall be submitted to the CORPORATION prior to performing services or as soon as 

possible.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

...

Section Eighteen: Treatment Leave

The CORPORATION may grant the union employee time without charging from any 

leave to appear to judicial proceedings or related treatments required for a minor child as part of 

his or her process of rehabilitation. The employee shall notify his or her supervisor as to the 

appointment and submit evidence as to appearance.

Section Nineteen: Catastrophic Illness and/or Terminal Illness Leave

In the event of catastrophic and/or terminal illness, as defined by the Department of 

Health, after the employee has used up sick leave days, the CORPORATION may grant time 

without charging another type of leave for specific treatment and/or appointments with doctors 

and/or laboratories. In the event of catastrophic illness, this leave shall not exceed two days per 

month; in the event of terminal illness, a maximum period of four days per month may be 

granted. This leave cannot be accrued.

Union employees may transfer their additional accrued vacation days for said purposes. 

Section Twenty: Special Leave to Renew Professional License

The CORPORATION shall grant up to a maximum of two (2) working hours a year, 

without charge to any leave and with pay, to take necessary steps for purposes of renewing 

professional license to employees in the health sector and to qualified electricians so required to 

perform their duties. The two (2) working hours per year shall not include the travel time 

required for employees who are far from the offices in question.

Any employee whose license has expired may not work until he or she provides reliable 

evidence of having renewed it. The employee shall have a maximum of five (5) working days to 

submit evidence. The period without providing service shall be charged to her or his regular 

leave, if there is no regular leave, may be charged to unpaid leave.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

...

Section Twenty-Three: Leave to Attend University Graduation

The CORPORATION shall grant one (1) day without charge to leave or reduce any salary 

whatsoever for student employees to attend their university graduation.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

ARTICLE 20

RECLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS

A. Reclassification of Positions Based on Study

1. Any worker in an appropriate unit shall be entitled to apply in writing to the 

Human Resources Area or the Administrative Service Offices in the Regions or Clinics 

and Office of Personnel in the Industrial Hospital for a reclassification of the worker’s 

position when there has been a change in the worker’s duties and responsibilities as a 

result of changes in the processes, technology, techniques, principles, practices or laws 

related to the worker’s tasks, which he or she believes justify a change in the current 

classification of the position held, providing a copy of the application to the worker’s 

immediate supervisor and to the UNION.

2. Any request for position reclassification must include a “Classification 

Questionnaire” duly filled out by the employee.

3. The employee shall deliver the duly filled out “Classification Questionnaire” to 

his or her immediate supervisor. The supervisor shall fill out the appropriate part of the 

form and submit it to the Human Resources Area within a period of three (3) business 

days. If the supervisor does not comply with this period, the employee may submit the 

questionnaire directly to the Human Resources Area.

4. Within forty-five (45) days of having received the reclassification request, the 

Human Resources Area shall carry out a study of the position, employing any means 

deemed necessary, such as: interviews, inspection in the employee’s workplace, 

examining and obtaining evidence of work samples and any other method that allows 

them to obtain information to determine the correct classification of the position, in 

accordance with the evaluating system that is in place.

5. Within the established period, the Human Resources area shall notify its 

decision to the employee, providing a copy to the President of the Union by certified 

mail or delivered by hand with acknowledgment of receipt. The employee and the 

UNION shall have twenty (20) days from the expiration of the term or the denial of the 

request to request a hearing before the Reclassification Committee.

6. If the above period of forty-five (45) business days elapses and the Human 

Resources Area has not decided the case, the Reclassification Committee shall assume 

jurisdiction, and the Human Resources Area shall be prevented from acting.

B. Reclassification of Positions Based on Rule

1. Any worker in a given unit shall be entitled to apply in writing to the Human 

Resources Area for a reclassification based on rule, as long as the position class held is 

included in the Classification and Compensation Plan. The employee shall file the 

application and does not have to justify it. The employee must

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

comply with the provisions of the Classification and Compensation Plan in order to be 

entitled to a reclassification based on rule.

2. In reclassifications by rule, once the application has been filed, the Human 

Resources Area shall determine whether it is appropriate and notify the decision to the 

employee, providing a copy to the UNION via certified mail or delivery by hand with 

acknowledgment of receipt, within a period of forty-five (45) business days from receipt 

of the application in the Human Resources Area.

3. In the event that the request of reclassification based on rule is denied, the 

employee and the UNION shall have ten (10) days from the date of receipt to request a 

hearing before the Reclassification Committee.

4. With reclassifications based on rule, once the period of forty-five (45) working 

days described above has elapsed, the case shall be decided in favor of the requesting 

employee.

C. Lack of Jurisdiction

1. No request shall be considered unless it is filed in the manner described in the 

above paragraphs. In the event that the request for hearing is not filed within the periods 

established, the Committee shall lack jurisdiction and the employee may not submit a 

new request until after one (1) year from filing his or her request.

D. Position Reclassification Committee

1. The Committee shall be comprised of two (2) representatives of the UNION 

and two (2) representatives of the CORPORATION. It shall be presided by a fifth 

member who shall be selected by mutual agreement between the parties. There shall 

be a requirement that the person have training and experience in the area of personnel 

and especially in the classification area. The Committee shall prepare minutes where it 

shall list the decisions in the cases considered by it. In the event that the parties do not 

reach an agreement as to the selection of a fifth member, the selection shall be made 

by the Secretary of Labor.

2. The Committee shall meet periodically to decide and take action as to the 

requests for review filed. The Committee shall issue a decision by a majority of its 

members as soon as possible after the case has been considered. Such decisions of 

the Committee shall be final and binding on the CORPORATION, the UNION, and the 

employees involved.

3. The Committee established herein shall be appointed within fifteen (15) 

business days from the execution of this Agreement. Each party shall notify the other 

party as to the name of the persons who represent him or her in said Committee. In the 

event that any of the members withdraw, the parties shall be required to appoint a 

substitute within ten (10) business days from said withdrawal in order to keep the 

operations of this Committee from halting, but said period may be extended by 

agreement of the parties.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

4. All reclassifications shall enter into effect on the date of request by the 

employee. As to the classes of position the reclassification of which depends on 

experience in a lower level, the decision may not enter into effect until the rules 

established to that effect are complied with. The employee shall begin to receive the 

raise corresponding to each reclassification within ninety (90) days from having been 

granted or awarded. 

5. Both the Human Resources Area and the Reclassification Committee shall 

consider requests in the order they are filed.

6. The Committee must issue its decision within forty-five (45) business days 

after the case was submitted for the decision, but this period may be extended upon 

agreement of the majority of the Committee.

7. The Committee may require the submission of documentary evidence or 

testimony deemed necessary. It may also carry out investigations in order to obtain a 

complete picture and obtain the necessary evidence prior to issuing the decision.

8. The Committee shall receive in evidence and consider the tasks, roles, and 

duties carried out by the employee on the date of filing her or his request for 

reclassification, and any change made to the tasks, roles and duties the employee was 

carrying out as of or after the filing of the application shall not be considered by the 

Committee.

9. The Committee shall consider evidence as to a change in the duties and 

responsibilities of the position held by the employee as a result of a change in the 

processes, technology, techniques, principles, practices or laws related to his or her 

tasks.

10. The employee(s) may appear before the Committee represented by the 

President of the Union or the person appointed by him or her.

11. Employees appearing upon request of the Committee shall be considered for 

all purposes as performing official duties of their positions.

12. The Committee shall establish its own rules of internal operation. The rules 

and criteria as to reclassification of positions to be applied by the Committee shall be 

established in the current Classification Plan.

13. In order for a reclassification based on study to be appropriate it must be 

demonstrated that there were changes in the duties and responsibilities of the position 

and an increase in the degree of complexity and difficulty thereof caused by the 

changes mentioned above. As to the types of positions for which prior related 

experience is a requirement for purposes of reclassification, the established rules shall 

be followed.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

14. Procedure to request the appearance of witnesses:

(a) Any of the parties may request from the Human Resources Area that it 

request the appearance of (an) employee(s) to testify as to the facts of a case being 

considered by the Reclassification Committee. The Human Resources Area shall 

coordinate the appearance of witnesses that the parties believe are required to present

their case, in a way that does not undermine the services presented by the 

CORPORATION. 

(b) The parties shall make the request for witnesses to be notified sufficiently in 

advance, but they will make an effort for the request to be no later than five (5) days 

prior to the hearing so that the appearance of the witnesses can be coordinated 

effectively. However, said period shall not be understood to limit the appearance of any 

witness, it shall be to facilitate the coordination of the notification of witnesses.

In the event that one of the parties is not able to request the appearance 

sufficiently in advance, the request may be made to the Human Resources Area one (1) 

day prior to the hearing or to the Committee itself on the date the hearing is being held 

for it to notify the witness and coordinate his or her appearance.

(c) In the event that a party believes that its right to request the appearance of a 

witness has been unfairly limited by the Human Resources Area, it shall raise the matter 

at the start of the hearing and the Committee or the fifth member, as the case may be, 

can decide whether to request the appearance of the witness.

(d) The Human Resources Area shall coordinate the appearance of the 

witnesses and notify the witness. In any case in which the UNION or the petitioner 

request the witness, the Human Resources Area shall notify the requesting party in 

order for it to be the one to notify its witnesses.

(e) The salary of employees notified using this procedure to appear before the 

Reclassification Committee shall not be reduced nor shall accrued vacation time be 

used for the time spent on this. However, the employee shall not collect additional 

payment or be entitled to an adjustment if he or she is on vacation or taking a day off or 

if the steps before the Committee extend beyond his or her business hours. The notified 

employee shall return to work after having complied with the Position Reclassification 

Committee.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

ARTICLE 23

VEHICLE FINANCING

The CORPORATION shall provide financing in accordance with the regulations 

established to all union members that so request it and qualify for purchase of a motor 

vehicle for work use and the Board of Directors, to the Board of Directors, to the 

members appointed to the different Committees created under this Collective 

Bargaining Agreement or created by agreement between the parties during the duration 

thereof and who have spent a minimum of six (6) months in the position; and to all union 

members who have been working for twenty-five (25) years or more in the 

CORPORATION, as long as the financing term does not exceed the number of years 

that the employee has left to reach thirty (30) years of service after evaluating the 

request.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

ARTICLE 25

TRANSFERS

1. The CORPORATION shall compensate employees covered by this 

Agreement who are permanently transferred from one region or municipality to another 

with a sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) if the transfer is based on service need 

and is not at the request of the employee.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

ARTICLE 28

UNIFORM AND FOOD AND TRAVEL EXPENSES

...

5. Fixed compensation for Use of Private Car

a. Any employee who the CORPORATION requires to use his or her own 

car in official employment duties shall be entitled to receive fixed 

compensation for each month if she or he travels one hundred (100) miles 

or more in official duties of her or his position. Fixed compensation shall 

be one hundred and twenty dollars ($120) per month during the first year 

of this Agreement and one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) per 

month for the remaining three years of validity of this Agreement.

b. The official table prepared by the Highway Authority shall be used to 

determine the number of miles traveled. Toll and parking expenses shall 

be reimbursed for employees given fixed compensation for use of a car for 

official employment duties, upon submitting a ticket.

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I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

...

8. The parties agree that the CORPORATION shall pay six hundred and fifty 

dollars ($650.00) per year for uniforms, including shoes that are part of the uniform, paid 

the month of august every year for the following classes: Therapists and Assistants, 

Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, X-Ray Technicians, Orthopedic Technicians, all 

Floor Secretary and Nursing Personnel in the Industrial Hospital. They also agree that 

the CORPORATION shall pay four hundred and fifty dollars ($450.00) per year for 

uniforms, which shall also be payable during the month of August for each of the 

Custodians, Workers, Messengers, Warehouseperson, Inactive File Clerk, Inactive File 

Typing Clerk, Clerk of the Secretary’s Office and Legal Service Area responsible for 

transferring files of injured parties to the Industrial Committee for medical and public 

hearings, Mail Clerks, personnel classified as Admissions and Filing Officer of the 

Industrial Hospital and Switchboard of the Industrial Hospital, Workshop Personnel, 

Printing Personnel, Central Office Property Officer, personnel assigned to Mail Clerk 

duties and any other employee required to use a uniform.

Employees shall use uniforms only while they are performing official employment 

duties. It is further provided that all employees shall arrive at work with an appropriately 

presentable uniform. No employee who is not wearing a uniform shall be allowed to 

work. Time not worked shall not be compensated. When the employee is not able to 

use his or her uniform, he or she shall notify his or her supervisor as to the reasons that 

prevent its use in order for the supervisor to evaluate the situation and determine its 

merits. If on any occasion the CORPORATION wishes to identify the uniforms, said 

identification shall be designed in harmony with the CORPORATION’s logo and in 

accordance with the UNION, it shall be provided by the CORPORATION. 

The amount thereof shall be delivered by the month of August of each year. This 

provision shall include workshop and maintenance employees and any other employee 

that it is deemed should use uniforms in their work. Employees who due to service 

needs are required to use safety footwear shall receive a pair from the CORPORATION 

on a yearly basis. This provision includes temporary employees of the classes 

mentioned, appointed for at least ninety (90) business days who are granted these 

benefits in proportion to the duration of their appointment. Personnel given a uniform or 

work clothes shall be required to use them in the performance of their duties. The 

CORPORATION shall take the measures necessary to guarantee faithful compliance 

with these provisions. Employees who do not comply with these shall be subject to 

disciplinary actions.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

ARTICLE 29

GENERAL PROVISIONS

...

2. The CORPORATION shall make available the Central Office auditorium, 

Regional Offices and Clinics for the UNION to be able to advise employees covered by 

this Agreement. The period granted shall not exceed three and a half (3 1⁄2) hours per 

month and shall be provided upon notice of the UNION to the Administrator at least 

three (3) days prior to the date the session will be held. In these cases the 

CORPORATION shall provide, without having to take any sort of leave, a reasonable 

amount of time used by the union member to appear at the meeting place at the start of 

work, for a maximum of two (2) hours. When this period of time is provided, the 

necessary measures shall be taken to prevent interrupting services.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

...

17. In the event of death of an employee covered by this Agreement, the 

CORPORATION shall contribute Three Thousand dollars ($3,000.00) during the term of 

the Agreement for funeral expenses. This amount shall be given to a person appointed 

by the employee upon submitting a document certifying the death. In the event the 

employee did not appoint any person, it shall be given to the closest relative who 

provides evidence that he or she incurred funeral expenses.

18. Sports, Cultural and Social Activity Fund:

(a) Every year the CORPORATION shall allot the sum of forty-five thousand 

dollars ($45,000) to a fund created to promote sports, cultural, and social activities, of 

which four thousand dollars ($4,000) shall be destined for the exclusive use of 

intramural and interagency activities. This fund shall be administered by a Committee 

comprised of three (3) representatives of the UNION with their respective alternate 

members.

The UNION shall be responsible for the adequate use of these funds.

(b) Sports activities shall refer to inter-regional and interagency competitions in 

the practice of different sports. Cultural activities shall refer to promotion and 

participation of employees covered by this agreement in activities geared towards 

cultivating the individual’s intellectual faculties and knowledge.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

Social activities shall refer to those that, as group activities in which everyone 

cooperates, benefit employees in their comprehensive development.

(c) Disbursements for the use of these funds shall be made exclusively for bona 

fide employee activities that satisfy all of the requirements established by the parties in 

Regulations for the administration of this fund.

(d) The Regulations shall contain the administrative rules to authorize 

disbursements which shall be strictly complied with; the parties shall approve of the 

amendments and modifications that correspond to these regulations within a period of 

sixty (60) days from when this Agreement is signed.

(e) Any remainder of annual money shall be added to the appropriate allotment 

for the following year.

(f) This fund shall be audited once a year by an Authorized Public Accountant, 

from outside of the CORPORATION, and/or by the Internal Audit Office.

(g) The Committee shall assign to each Region, Central Office and Industrial 

Hospital an amount of the money from the fund assigned in an equitable manner, 

dividing it between an amount of employees from the offices mentioned above, the 

result shall be the amount assigned to each Region, Central Office and Industrial 

Hospital. If one of said offices does not use the money assigned, it shall be cumulative 

and added to the allotment of the following year.

(h) The CORPORATION shall grant the amount of time that is necessary and 

reasonable without reducing salary or leave when the Committee meets to coordinate 

the different activities contemplated in the Committee’s Regulations. The 

CORPORATION shall grant official time to the regional coordinators when the 

Committee requires their presence. The Committee shall submit the requests for official 

time to the Equal Employment and Labor Relations Area at least three (3) days prior to 

the date it wishes to carry out the meetings.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

...

30. The parties understand the need to contribute to helping young people 

develop as productive and useful individuals in our society. It is acknowledged that one 

of the ways to contribute to this governmental policy is to promote summer employment, 

therefore the CORPORATION agrees to provide said benefit to the children of 

employees up to a maximum of one hundred and fifty (150) participants in June and one 

hundred and fifty (150) participants in July. The young people who participate in this 

program shall be between the ages of 15 and 21 and shall certify their status as current 

students in an institution that is recognized and accredited by an appropriate authority in 

the student’s place of residence.

...

32. The CORPORATION acknowledges the public policy of the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico in accordance with Law No. 84 enacted on March 1, 1999, as amended, 

in order to promote Day Care Centers. To that effect, it agrees to continue developing 

said program for care of children of employees of the appropriate unit. The 

CORPORATION agrees to pay the costs of care of each of the children of the union 

members in day care centers accredited by the Department of Family Affairs by issuing 

vouchers for an amount no greater than three hundred and twenty-five dollars ($325.00) 

per month. The parties agree to draft the procedure within ninety (90) days from signing 

this Agreement to implement this program.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

35. The CORPORATION shall grant employees, without loss of pay or reduction 

in leave days, a reasonable amount of work time, not to exceed one business day, for 

the employee, alone or accompanied by the delegate, to take any necessary steps 

before the President of the UNION to discuss a complaint or matter related to his or her 

employee status. The delegate and/or the employee must first exhaust resources in the 

office to which they are attached to decide their claim in accordance with Complaint and 

Grievance Procedure in its Administrative Phase. The delegate or employee shall 

inform the supervisor as to the need to be absent from work and the reason. The 

President of the UNION shall issue a certification to that effect, after carrying out the 

appropriate meeting. The Human Resources Area shall notify the employee when a 

certification from the UNION has not been accredited as official time, within the thirty 

(30) days following receipt of the attendance sheet with the appropriate certification.

36. The CORPORATION shall reimburse up to five hundred ($500.00) dollars of 

attorney’s fees for members of the UNION that in the performance of their duties have 

accidents driving vehicles belonging to the CORPORATION or private vehicles with 

travel authorization which were exonerated after a trial, upon certification of having 

incurred the expense.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

...

52. The CORPORATION shall pay annual professional association fees for 

workers holding positions whose profession or occupation require compulsory 

membership in a professional association. Payment of membership shall be requested 

by the employee prior to the date of expiration of the appropriate license. The 

CORPORATION shall pay for membership no later than forty-five (45) days from the 

date of receipt of the request.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

ARTICLE 33

WORK SCHEDULE

...

2. Each hour worked in excess of the daily schedule of seven and a half (7 1⁄2) 

hours a day shall be compensated at twice the employee’s regular hourly rate.

3. Hours worked in excess of the weekly schedule of thirty-seven and a half (37 

1⁄2) hours shall be compensated at a double rate, in addition to the regular salary.

...

7. Employees covered by this Agreement shall have a break for eating that shall 

fluctuate between the different groups between half an hour and one hour in 

accordance with work shifts. If the employees work during their respective eating breaks 

they shall be entitled to receive compensation at double the regular rate per hour or 

fraction of an hour worked during the break period. An employee may only work during 

the break with written authorization from his or her supervisor.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

ARTICLE 35

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS OR WORK ACCIDENT

1. Regarding accidents of employees covered by this Agreement during the 

course and as a consequence of their employment, the same procedure established for 

cases of other injured parties that are not part of the CORPORATION shall be followed 

in accordance with the provisions of the Work Accident Compensation Act enacted on 

April 18, 1935, as amended.

2. When an employee is placed on rest or under treatment (T.C.) as a 

consequence of a work accident, she or he shall be entitled to receive special leave with 

full pay, discounting the amount of weekly compensation (stipend) for a period of fortyfive (45) work days in a period of twenty (20) months, without reducing her or his sick 

leave, regular vacations or advance leave. In the event of major surgery, the employee 

shall be entitled to sixty (60) days in a period of twenty (20) months. In the event of 

hospitalization, the employee shall be entitled to said leave for the duration of the 

hospitalization. In the event of hospitalization, the employee shall be subjected to 

periodic evaluations to determine whether she or he is in a condition to return to work.

The periods of time used in medical appointments and physical therapy that are 

a part of said work accident may be charged to this type of leave, with evidence of 

appearance, until it runs out.

3. This leave may not be used when hospitalization or rest is a result of an 

accident occurring while the employee worked for a different employer than the 

CORPORATION. Similarly, this leave may not be used in the event of recidivism, when 

the original accident occurred while the employee worked for an employer other than 

the CORPORATION.

4. If the CORPORATION becomes aware that this special leave does not comply 

with the terms provided in this Article, it may cancel the leave at any time, after carrying 

out the appropriate investigation.

5. The CORPORATION shall establish the mechanisms and controls deemed 

prudent and necessary, subject to the provisions of this Article, and the provisions of the 

Work Accident Compensation Act.

6. If it is determined that the employee was not entitled to this leave, he or she 

shall be required to reimburse the CORPORATION for the days used, starting by 

reducing regular sick leave and vacation days, respectively. In these cases, the 

CORPORATION shall notify the UNION who reserves the right to employ the 

mechanisms provided by this Agreement to solve the controversies. In situations in 

which the employee uses up his or her regular sick leave and vacation days, he or she 

shall reimburse the CORPORATION the sum of money equivalent to the days owed.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen.

7. When it has been established that an employee has made fraudulent or 

incorrect use of the special leave provided herein, the CORPORATION reserves the 

right to take the appropriate administrative or disciplinary measures.

8. In the event that the CORPORATION determines that the employee cannot 

return to work after having exhausted his or her occupational illness leave, the 

employee shall be entitled to take his or her sick leave and the other legal benefits.

9. When an employee has a temporary disability that prevents her or him from 

working, the CORPORATION shall reserve the employment for the duration of the 

disability, as long as it does not exceed two (2) years.

10. Once the CORPORATION issues the decision as to medical treatment 

indicating that the employee is able to return to work, the CORPORATION shall offer 

him or her the opportunity to return to his or her position with the raises, reassignments 

and other benefits that he or she obtained in his or her position. The employee shall 

request reinstatement within fifteen (15) days from the date in which he or she was

discharged or authorized to work, in order to have the right to reinstatement.

11. Employees covered by this Agreement who have a work accident shall 

accrue annual vacation and sick leave during their absence for said work accident up to 

a maximum of forty (40) days. Said accrual shall be calculated from the date of the 

accident.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 36

DISABILITY, DEATH OR RETIREMENT BENEFITS

1. The CORPORATION shall pay an occupational or non-occupational physical disability 

benefit of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to any employee who retires due to a disability 

during the term of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. This compensation shall be paid to the 

employee within thirty (30) days of retirement from service. This benefit shall be independent of 

any other benefit to which the employee is entitled. In the event of death, it shall be paid to the 

employee’s heirs.

2. When an employee becomes unable to work and is not entitled to the benefits of the 

Government Employee Retirement Act, the CORPORATION shall pay him or her compensation 

equal to fifty-five percent (55%) of the salary that he or she earned at the moment he or she 

became disabled during the term of this Collective Bargaining Agreement, for a maximum 

period of one (1) year. In the event that the employee can be rehabilitated, the CORPORATION

shall provide and incur rehabilitation expenses up to a maximum of five thousand dollars 

($5,000.00), regardless of the compensation described above.

3. The CORPORATION shall pay employees that retire based on years of service and/or 

age in accordance with the Retirement Act, compensation equal to thirty percent (30%) of the 

annual salary that the employee earned at the moment he or she retired, or two hundred and 

eighty dollars ($280.00) for each year of service in the CORPORATION up to a maximum of 

thirty (30) years, whichever is greater. In no event shall the employee receive less than five 

thousand dollars ($5,000.00).

4. After officially notifying her or his intention to retire, the CORPORATION shall pay a 

pro-retirement salary differential of two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($225.00) per month, up 

to a maximum of eight thousand one hundred dollars ($8,100.00), regardless of any other 

increases to which she or he is entitled due to collective bargaining or legal provision, to any 

regular employee covered by this Collective Bargaining Agreement who complies with the 

following requirements:

a. Having worked for at least fifteen (15) years in the CORPORATION.

b. Having worked for thirty (30) years or more in the Government of the Commonwealth 

of Puerto Rico, as certified by the Retirement System.

c. Having officially notified the Administrator as to her or his final and binding intention 

to request the merit-based pension benefits, five (5) months prior to the date of effect 

of her or his retirement.

5. Said payment shall be made by the CORPORATION no more than sixty (60) calendar 

days after the date of retirement of the employee. It shall be subject to the appropriate legal 

deductions.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

6. This differential shall affect the employee’s salary retroactively up to a maximum of 

thirty-six (36) months prior to the date of retirement.

7. The CORPORATION shall suspend monthly contributions to any union members who 

prior to the effect of this agreement began to receive them. The amount received by the union 

member shall not be collected by the CORPORATION rather it shall be deducted from the 

global sum or any other retirement benefit to which the employee is entitled.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 38

CHRISTMAS BONUS

1. Employees covered by this Agreement shall receive a Christmas bonus equal to nine 

and a half percent (9 1⁄2) of the annual salary earned by the employee during the term of this 

agreement up to a maximum of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

2. For purposes of determining the amount of the Christmas bonus, the annual salary 

shall be the total salary earned by the employee between December 1st of the previous year 

and November 30 of the year the bonus is paid.

3. The Christmas Bonus shall not be subject to the deductions for retirement and 

savings and shall be paid during the first two weeks of December.

4. The provisions of this Article apply to any employee that worked in the 

CORPORATION for at least one hundred and twenty (120) days, regardless of the condition of 

his or her appointment. Employees who incurred work accidents shall also be entitled to receive 

the bonus, even if they are on unpaid leave. The bonus for these employees shall be 

proportional to the salary earned. It is further provided that the time that these employees are on 

unpaid leave shall be considered as if they were working.

5. When an employee resigns from her or his position or is separated from service for 

any reason, she or he shall be entitled to receive a bonus proportional to the salary earned 

during the year corresponding to the payment of her or his bonus. For purposes of calculating 

the payment, regular vacation days accrued by the employee at the moment of her or his 

resignation or separation shall be included, as long as they fall within the period established for 

the bonus.

6. If the employee covered by this Agreement dies after having acquired the rights set 

forth herein, said bonus shall be payable to his or her heirs.

7. If during the term of this Agreement, the CORPORATION negotiates with any other 

appropriate unit conditions that are superior to those contemplated in this article, the discussion 

of said article exclusively shall be reopened for the rest of the term of this Agreement.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 42

SALARY

1. The CORPORATION shall grant monthly salary increases to employees covered by 

this Collective Bargaining Agreement and during its term, as provided below:

a) $125.00 on January 1, 2013.

b) $125.00 on January 1, 2014.

c) $125.00 on January 1, 2015.

2. Personnel recruited on or after the date of effect of this Agreement shall receive the 

basic salary which corresponds to the current compensation scales. Said employees shall 

receive the increase provided in this Agreement on January first of each year.

3. Employees who work in part-time shifts (less than thirty-seven and a half (37 1⁄2) hours 

per week) shall receive the salary increases established herein in proportion to the amount of 

time worked within their respective part-time shifts and the increases granted in this Collective 

Bargaining Agreement for employees who work regular full-time shifts.

4. If the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico grants increases that are greater than those 

established herein for another class covered by the appropriate unit, the CORPORATION shall 

be required to match the salary agreed herein to those granted by the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico.

5. The parties agree that if during the term of this Agreement the CORPORATION 

negotiates salaries with another appropriate unit on a percentage basis, it shall be required to 

renegotiate the salaries of the last year of the Agreement in effect with the UNION on a 

percentage basis.

6. Unless otherwise provided in Article 33 of this Agreement, the method of payment 

shall be uniform for all offices. There shall be no privileges in method of payment or delivery 

thereof for any employee or officer of the CORPORATION. No officer may retain payment after 

the order was given unless he or she has no right to collect it.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 43

SENIORITY STEPS

1. The CORPORATION shall grant a seniority step to all members of the union who 

have provided uninterrupted service and remain in the appropriate unit as defined in Article 5 of 

this Agreement, as follows:

a. Regular employees who as of July 1, 2011 have spent six (6) or more years, but less 

than twelve (12) shall be granted a seniority step equal to fifty dollars ($50).

b. Regular employees who as of July 1, 2011 have spent twelve (12) or more years, but 

less than twenty-one (21) shall be granted a seniority step equal to sixty dollars ($60).

c. Regular employees who as of July 1, 2011 have spent twenty-one (21) or more years, 

shall be granted a seniority step equal to seventy dollars ($70).

2. Seniority steps shall be granted on July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2013 and the amount of 

each seniority step shall be the same granted for each period of years established in paragraph 

1 of this Article.

3. Seniority steps shall be granted automatically on the dates indicated, as long as the 

employee complies with the period of years established in paragraph 1 of this Article.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 44

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SENIORITY

1. The CORPORATION shall give an incentive to all union members who provided 

uninterrupted services and stayed registered in the UNION as follows:

a. Ten ($10) dollars per month to any employee who as of July 1, 2011 has been in 

the CORPORATION for ten (10) years or more, but less than fifteen (15).

b. Fifteen ($15) dollars per month to any employee who as of July 1, 2011 has been 

in the CORPORATION for fifteen (15) years or more, but less than twenty (20).

c. Twenty ($20) dollars per month to any employee who as of July 1, 2011 has been 

in the CORPORATION for twenty (20) years or more.

d. Twenty-five ($25) dollars per month to any employee who as of July 1, 2011 has 

been in the CORPORATION for twenty-five (25) years or more.

e. Thirty ($30) dollars per month to any employee who as of July 1, 2011 has been in 

the CORPORATION for thirty (30) years.

2. If during the term of this Collective Bargaining Agreement, the union employee meets

the number of years of service necessary to complete his or her next five-year period, he or she 

shall receive on that date the difference of an additional five dollars ($5), except when during the 

term of this Agreement, the union employee finishes the five-year period corresponding to thirty 

(30) years of service, in which case the incentive shall be an additional fifteen dollars ($15) on 

the date it is finished.

3. Said benefit shall be deemed to enter into effect starting July 1, 2011 through June 

30, 2015, the date this Agreement expires.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 45

FAMILY HEALTH PLAN

1. The parties agree to maintain a Family Health Plan for employees covered by this 

Agreement, which shall be fully payable by the CORPORATION.

...

5. The parties agree that the UNION shall participate in the design and selection of the 

single Medical Plan to be negotiated for employees of the CORPORATION, through the Medical 

Plan Committee. The UNION shall have two (2) representatives in the Medical Plan Committee 

of the CORPORATION. The UNION shall continue to participate in the current Medical Plan 

until a new selection is made.

...

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

ARTICLE 48

PAYMENT FOR TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTION

1. Temporary substitution is when an employee covered by this Agreement is tasked 

with temporarily carrying out work from a position that is higher than the one she or he holds or 

higher level tasks for more than five (5) consecutive business days. In such cases, the 

CORPORATION shall pay, from the date the temporary substitution began, the difference 

between the basic salary of the position held and the basic salary of the assigned temporary 

substitution position. 

In no event shall the employee receive less than one hundred dollars ($100) per month. 

The temporary substitution shall be used in exceptional cases to substitute employees who are 

using leave to cover service needs or during the time it takes to make a regular appointment 

after announcing a vacancy in a position, and shall not exceed ninety (90) days. Unless 

otherwise provided herein, temporary substitution shall not be used in newly-created vacant 

positions, which shall be filled through job posting within the period provided in Article 9, 

Appointments, Promotions and Reclassifications, of this Agreement.

In the event that the position available to be posted in accordance with this article 

involves direct customer service or tasks that should not be interrupted as service would be 

affected, the CORPORATION shall be required to apply this provision.

2. When selecting the employee to carry out the temporary substitution, only the 

minimum requirements of the position to be carried out and seniority shall be considered.

3. No employee shall carry out temporary work without having been previously 

authorized in writing by the officer appointed by the CORPORATION. When authorizing a 

temporary substitution, the officer appointed by the CORPORATION shall prepare the 

appropriate documents which state that a substitution is being carried out and its duration. Once 

the temporary substitution is authorized in the Regions by the Head of Division or Regional 

Director or her or his authorized representative, it shall be valid for payment.

In the Central Office, once the temporary substitution has been authorized by the Bureau 

or Office Director, it shall be valid for payment.

In the Industrial Hospital, once the temporary substation is authorized by the appropriate 

Department Director or by the Hospital Administrator or his or her authorized representative, it 

shall be valid for payment. 

In any cases in which the need to carry out a temporary substitution cannot be foreseen, 

the authorization may be given verbally by any of said officers and they shall be required to 

validate said authorization in writing. The CORPORATION shall send a copy of said documents 

to the President of the UNION. For every thirty (30) day period of temporary substitution, the 

supervisor shall submit a work evaluation. It is further provided that any time worked in positions 

in the Appropriate Unit shall be considered for purposes of future evaluations for higher 

positions included therein.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

...

7. The CORPORATION shall be required to carry out payment for temporary substitution 

within thirty (30) business days.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

APPENDIX I

REGULATIONS FOR VEHICLE FINANCING

A. Legal Basis:

Art. 23 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement provides as follows:

“The CORPORATION shall provide financing in accordance with the regulations established to 

any union member that so requests and qualifies for purchase of a motor vehicle for work use 

and to the Board of Directors, to the members appointed to the different committees created 

under this Collective Bargaining Agreement or created by agreement between the parties for the 

duration thereof and who have been in the position at least six (6) months; and to all union 

members employed by the CORPORATION for twenty-five (25) years or more, as long as the 

financing does not exceed the number of years left for the employee to reach thirty (30) years of 

service after evaluating the request.”

...

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I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

...

H. Car Insurance

The CORPORATION shall contribute twenty-five percent (25%) of the total insurance 

premium for vehicle physical injury insurance to any union member included in the appropriate 

unit and who is authorized to use a motor vehicle in official duties of the CORPORATION. This 

contribution shall be carried out in accordance with the following conditions:

a. The total insurance premium for vehicle physical injury refers to the sum of the 

premiums for the following coverage: (1) collision and (2) comprehensive. This does 

not include any premium for public liability coverage or any other type of coverage, 

which shall be wholly paid by the union member.

b. The CORPORATION’s contribution shall be solely as to the Insurance premium 

described in paragraph a (1-2) and which only insures the union-member’s 

automobile used by her or him for official duties through request and authorization to 

use private automobile. This benefit shall apply to automobiles financed through the 

CORPORATION and others through other vehicles without debt or financing 

agencies.

c. The premiums to be shared by the CORPORATION shall be paid in accordance with 

the rules of austerity governing in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and it shall be 

ensured that the most appropriate premiums are obtained in terms of protection of 

property and cost. The CORPORATION may reject an insurance policy that is not 

consistent with the rules and criteria described above.

d. In the event of new and used automobiles, the insurance policy covering physical 

damage that the automobile may incur shall be obtained and affect the entire period 

of the automobile financing acquired by the union member.

e. The insurance policy providing the coverage described in paragraph (a) shall be 

issued on behalf of the union member of the CORPORATION receiving financing 

and of the CORPORATION State Insurance Fund if issued solely on behalf of the 

union member of the CORPORATION with an endorsement containing a loss 

payment clause on behalf of the CORPORATION.

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CERTIFIED TRANSLATION

I, Juan E. Segarra, USCCI #06-067/translator, certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate

translation, to the best of my abilities, of the document in Spanish which I have seen. 

f. The insurance policies to be purchased in accordance with this article shall be 

acquired from insurance institutions authorized to do business in Puerto Rico 

with economic solvency and prestige in the community of the insurance field.

g. Interest on insurance required for automobiles financed by the CORPORATION 

shall not be calculated as long as the insurance is included in the amount 

financed.

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