Authorized Uses of Sick Leave. Subject to the terms and limitations of this Section, sick leave with pay may be used by bargaining unit employees for the following reasons:
(1) an employee's personal illness or physical incapacity;
(2) the illness or physical incapacity of a member of the employee's household or immediate family that requires the presence of the employee;
(3) medical or dental appointments or essential preventive medical procedures that cannot be scheduled during non-working hours;
(4) the quarantine of the employee due to his own or a member of the employee's household's medical condition;
(5) the birth, adoption, or initial placement for xxxxxx care with an employee, of a child; and
(6) care for an employee's child within the twelve (12) months following the child's birth, adoption by the employee, or initial placement with the employee for xxxxxx care, which care is not immediately related to the illness or disability of that child.
Authorized Uses of Sick Leave. A. Accrued sick leave must be used for any absence by a regular employee because of his or her own illness, and may be used for the employee's diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition, or preventative care.
B. An employee may take a maximum total of up to six days (48 hours) of the employee’s accrued sick leave per calendar year for the diagnosis, care or treatment of an existing health condition or preventative care for their child, parent, parent-in-law, spouse, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or domestic partner. This time will be prorated for part-time and extra help employees but will never be less than twenty-four (24) hours in one year.
C. A regular employee must use accrued sick leave (and/or accrued vacation) during any period of the employee’s own approved pregnancy disability leave.
D. A regular employee must use accrued sick leave (and/or accrued vacation) during any approved special leave of absence for that employee.
X. A regular employee may take up to three (3) days of bereavement leave per calendar year if there is a death in his/her immediate family (husband, wife, parent, brother, sister, child, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, domestic partner, domestic partner’s child). These days will not be subtracted from sick leave or any other leave accruals the employee may have. The employee is entitled take an additional two days of bereavement leave which will be subtracted from their sick leave balances.
X. A regular employee may use accrued sick leave to attend pre-scheduled medical or dental appointments, provided the employee obtained advance approval from his or her supervisor to attend such appointment.
G. Under no circumstances is sick leave to be used as a means to take vacation. Sick leave may not be used when the employee is otherwise in unpaid status. Nor may sick leave be used on a date and at a time when the employee had previously been granted time off using vacation or other accruals, without the express approval of the employee’s supervisor.
H. Accrued sick leave may also be used for any absence by any employee who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, because of his or her own need, related to such experiences, to receive: (1) medical attention for injuries; (2) services from a domestic violence shelter, program, or crisis center; (3) psychological counseling; (4) services related to safety planning; (5) or to seek a restraining order or other judicial relief related to su...
Authorized Uses of Sick Leave. Subject to the terms and limitations of this Section, sick leave with pay may be used by an eligible employee for the following reasons:
(a) An employee’s personal illness or physical incapacity;
(b) The illness or physical incapacity of a member of the employee’s household or immediate family that requires the presence of the employee;
(c) Medical or dental appointments or essential preventive medical procedures;
(d) The quarantine of the employee due to his own or a member of the employee’s households medical condition;
(e) The birth, adoption, or initial placement for xxxxxx care with an employee, of a child; and
(f) Care for an employee’s child within the twelve months following the child’s birth, adoption by the employee, or initial placement with the employee for xxxxxx care, which care is not immediately related to the illness or disability of that child. In order to be eligible for sick leave with pay in connection with subparagraphs (e) or (f), an employee must otherwise be eligible for Family and Medical Leave Act leave as outlined in the FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT LEAVE section.
Authorized Uses of Sick Leave. Absence from duty because of illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease, or disability due to pregnancy shall constitute proper uses of sick leave. Accumulated benefits may also be used for personal necessity, herein defined, and in connection with leaves arising from industrial accident and illness. Absence from work for three
Authorized Uses of Sick Leave. Subject to the terms and limitations of
(a) An employee’s personal illness or physical incapacity;
(b) The illness or physical incapacity of a member of the employee’s household or immediate family that requires the presence of the employee;
(c) Medical or dental appointments or essential preventive medical procedures;
(d) The quarantine of the employee due to his own or a member of the employee’s households medical condition;
(e) The birth, adoption, or initial placement for xxxxxx care with an employee, of a child; and
(f) Care for an employee’s child within the twelve months following the child’s birth, adoption by the employee, or initial placement with the employee for xxxxxx care, which care is not immediately related to the illness or disability of that child. In order to be eligible for sick leave with pay in connection with subparagraphs (e) or (f), an employee must otherwise be eligible for Family and Medical Leave Act leave as outlined in the FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT LEAVE section.
