Eligibility for and Use of Sick Leave. (a) An employee, upon initial appointment to State service, is eligible to receive and use an advance of ninety-six (96) hours of accrual. Otherwise, an employee may use accrued sick leave with pay on or after the first of the month following the month of accrual. The accrual may be used for personal or a family member's illness, medical or dental care, injury, or death or any period of absence from employment qualifying as family or medical leave under HRSD Policy 60.000.15. (b) If the absence from employment is qualifying under Family and Medical Leave Policy 60.000.15, "family member" is defined in the applicable leave law. Otherwise, "family member" is defined as spouse and parents thereof; children, including adopted children, and spouses thereof; parents; brothers and sisters and spouses thereof; and any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship. (c) Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Department.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
