Common use of Emergency Sick Leave Bank Clause in Contracts

Emergency Sick Leave Bank. (a) There shall be an Emergency Sick Leave Bank, composed of the contributions of bargaining unit employees. These hours will be available to bargaining unit employees as of June 1, 2012 to access in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (b) Any additional hours allocated to the Bank will come from sick time hours withdrawn from bargaining unit members’ accrued sick leave balances in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (c) All bargaining unit employees who attain permanent status shall have ten (10) hours withdrawn from accrued sick leave and deposited into the Bank. The Bank’s hours shall not revert back to employees if not used. (d) Hours contributed to the Bank shall thereafter be allocated to non- probationary employees with catastrophic or extended, long term illnesses or injuries. (e) To be eligible for allocation of hours from the Bank, an employees must be currently unable to work and meet all of the following conditions: 1. All sick leave, personal leave, vacation leave and compensatory time must be exhausted; 2. The illness or injury must not be covered by workers’ compensation and/or such benefit must have been exhausted; 3. An acceptable medical certificate supporting the absence is on file. 4. The Bank is not depleted. (f) Hours from the Bank shall be allocated by a Labor/Management Advisory Committee. This committee shall have full authority to grant benefits and administer the program in accordance with guidelines outlined in (a) and (b) above. In addition, the Committee shall consider as a factor the extent and circumstances of the applicant’s usage of sick leave prior to the illness/injury in question. (g) Unused hours in the Bank shall be carried over from year to year and shall not lapse. (h) If at any time the Bank balance is depleted, the Union shall authorize any supplemental amount of hours from each permanent employee’s accrued sick leave. (i) Time off without loss of pay or benefits may be granted, as necessary, to members of the Committee to attend meetings to administer this program. (j) The actions or non-actions of this Committee shall in no way be subject to collateral attack or the grievance/arbitration machinery. The pan shall not be considered a State agency, board, or any other subdivision of the Employer. No requests shall be conducted as contested cases or otherwise be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act. Section l.

Emergency Sick Leave Bank. (a) There shall be an Emergency Sick Leave Bank, composed of the contributions contiibutions of bargaining unit employeesemployees pursuant to the te1ms of the 1981-83 collective bargaining agreement, and any additional cont1ibutions as provided pmsuant to this section. These hours will be available to bargaining All unit employees as serving an miginal probationmy period on the effective date of June 1, 2012 to access in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (b) Any additional hours allocated to the Bank will come from sick time hours withdrawn from bargaining unit members’ accrued sick leave balances in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (c) All bargaining this section and all unit employees who attain permanent status hired after that date shall have ten contlibute two (102) hours withdrawn from accrued sick leave and deposited into to the Banksick leave bank upon obtaining permanent status. The Bank’s hours Hours contlibuted shall not revert back to employees if not used. (db) Hours Days contributed to the Bank bank shall thereafter be allocated to non- probationary non­ probationaiy employees with catastrophic or extended, long term illnesses or injurieslong-te1m ill­ nesses. (ec) To be eligible for allocation of hours sick days from the Bank, bank an employees employee must be currently unable to work and meet all of the following conditions: (1. All ) Exhaustion of all sick leave, personal and vacation leave, vacation including advanced sick leave and compensatory time must be exhausted;under Section 5 of this Al.tide. (2. ) The illness or injury must injmy is not be covered by workers’ ' compensation and/or and/ or such benefit must have has been exhausted;. (3. ) An acceptable medical certificate ce1tificate supporting the absence is on file. (4. ) The Bank bank is not depleted. (fd) Hours from the Bank Days shall be allocated by a Labor/Labor Management Advisory CommitteeAdviso1y Com­ mittee. This committee shall have full authority autholity to grant benefits and administer admfster the program in accordance with guidelines outlined in (a) and subparagraph (b) above. In addition, the Committee shall consider as a factor the extent and circumstances of the applicant’s 's usage of sick leave prior plior to the illness/injury illness in question. (ge) Unused hours in the Bank days shall be carried canied over from year to year and shall not lapse. (h) . If at any time the Bank bank balance is depletedshall fall below seven-hundred and fifiy (750) homs, the Union committee shall authorize any supplemental amount be empowered to withdraw a supplemen­ tal contribution of hours up to four (4) homs from each permanent employee’s 's accrued sick leave. Said withdrawal shall be made only after a majmity vote of the committee. (if) Time off without offwithout loss of pay or benefits may be maybe granted, as necessary, to members of the Committee to attend meetings to administer this program. (jg) Union appointees shall review sick bank request packets at the Judicial Branch Human Resources Management Unit and be permitted union leave in accordance with Aiticle 8 Section 7(c) to review such packets. Packets shall not be mailed or otherwise transmitted to Commit­ tee members and all effmts shall be made to keep sick bank request packets plivate and secme. (h) The actions or non-actions of this Committee shall in no way be subject to collateral attack or the grievance/arbitration machinery. The pan panel shall not be considered a State agency, board, board or any other subdivision subdivi­ sion of the Employer. No requests shall be conducted as contested cases or otherwise be subject to the Administrative Procedures Procedme Act. Section l..

Emergency Sick Leave Bank. (a) There shall be an Emergency Sick Leave Bank, composed of the contributions of bargaining unit employeesemployees pursuant to the terms of the 1981-83 collective bargaining agreement, and any additional contributions as provided pursuant to this section. These hours will be available to bargaining All unit employees as serving an original probationary period on the effective date of June 1, 2012 to access in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (b) Any additional hours allocated to the Bank will come from sick time hours withdrawn from bargaining unit members’ accrued sick leave balances in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (c) All bargaining this section and all unit employees who attain permanent status hired after that date shall have ten contribute two (102) hours withdrawn from accrued sick leave and deposited into to the Banksick leave bank upon obtaining permanent status. The Bank’s hours Hours contributed shall not revert back to employees if not used. (db) Hours Days contributed to the Bank bank shall thereafter be allocated to non- non-probationary employees with catastrophic or extended, long long-term illnesses or injuriesillnesses. (ec) To be eligible for allocation of hours sick days from the Bank, bank an employees employee must be currently unable to work and meet all of the following conditions: (1. All ) Exhaustion of all sick leave, personal and vacation leave, vacation including advanced sick leave and compensatory time must be exhausted;under Section 5 of this Article. (2. ) The illness or injury must is not be covered by workers’ ' compensation and/or such benefit must have has been exhausted;. (3. ) An acceptable medical certificate supporting the absence is on file. (4. ) The Bank bank is not depleted. (fd) Hours from the Bank Days shall be allocated by a Labor/Labor Management Advisory Committee. This committee shall have full authority to grant benefits and administer the program in accordance with guidelines outlined in (a) and subparagraph (b) above. In addition, the Committee shall consider as a factor the extent and circumstances of the applicant’s 's usage of sick leave prior to the illness/injury illness in question. (ge) Unused hours in the Bank days shall be carried over from year to year and shall not lapse. (h) . If at any time the Bank bank balance is depletedshall fall below seven-hundred and fifty (750) hours, the Union committee shall authorize any be empowered to withdraw a supplemental amount contribution of up to four (4) hours from each permanent employee’s accrued sick leave. Said withdrawal shall be made only after a majority vote of the committee. (if) Time off without loss of pay or benefits may be granted, as necessary, to members of the Committee to attend meetings to administer this program. (jg) The Union appointees shall review sick bank request packets at the Judicial Branch Human Resources Management Unit and be permitted union leave in accordance with Article 8 Section 7(c) to review such packets. Packets shall not be mailed or otherwise transmitted to Committee members and all efforts shall be made to keep sick bank request packets private and secure. (h) he actions or non-actions of this Committee shall in no way be subject to collateral attack or the grievance/arbitration machinery. The pan panel shall not be considered a State agency, board, board or any other subdivision of the Employer. No requests shall be conducted as contested cases or otherwise be subject to the Administrative Procedures Procedure Act. Section l..

Emergency Sick Leave Bank. (a) There shall be an Emergency Sick Leave Bank, composed of the contributions of bargaining unit employees. These hours will be available to bargaining unit employees as of June 1, 2012 to access in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (b) Any additional hours allocated to the Bank will come from sick time hours withdrawn from bargaining unit members’ accrued sick leave balances in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (c) All bargaining unit employees who attain permanent status shall have ten (10) hours withdrawn from accrued sick leave and deposited into the Bank. The Bank’s hours shall not revert back to employees if not used. (d) Hours contributed to the Bank shall thereafter be allocated to non- probationary employees with catastrophic or extended, long term illnesses or injuries. (e) To be eligible for allocation of hours from the Bank, an employees must be currently unable to work and meet all of the following conditions: 1. All sick leave, personal leave, vacation leave and compensatory time must be exhausted; 2. The illness or injury must not be covered by workers’ compensation and/or such benefit must have been exhausted; 3. An acceptable medical certificate supporting the absence is on file. 4. The Bank is not depleted. (f) Hours from the Bank shall be allocated by a Labor/Management Advisory Committee. This committee shall have full authority to grant benefits and administer the program in accordance with guidelines outlined in (a) and (b) above. In addition, the Committee shall consider as a factor the extent and circumstances of the applicant’s usage of sick leave prior to the illness/injury in question. (g) Unused hours in the Bank shall be carried over from year to year and shall not lapse. (h) If at any time the Bank balance is depleted, the Union shall authorize any supplemental amount of hours from each permanent employee’s accrued sick leave. (i) Time off without loss of pay or benefits may be granted, as necessary, to members of the Committee to attend meetings to administer this program. (j) The actions or non-actions of this Committee shall in no way be subject to collateral attack or the grievance/arbitration machinery. The pan shall not be considered a State agency, board, or any other subdivision of the Employer. No requests shall be conducted as contested cases or otherwise be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act. Section l..

Emergency Sick Leave Bank. (a) There shall continue to be an Emergency Sick Leave Bank, composed com- posed of the contributions of bargaining unit employeesemployees pursuant to the terms of the 1983-86 collective bargaining agreement, and any additional contributions as provided pursuant to this section. These hours will be available to bargaining All unit employees as serving an original probationary period on the effective date of June 1, 2012 to access in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (b) Any additional hours allocated to the Bank will come from sick time hours withdrawn from bargaining unit members’ accrued sick leave balances in accordance with guidelines developed by mutual agreement of the parties. (c) All bargaining this Section and all unit employees who attain permanent status hired after that date shall have ten contribute eight (10) 8) hours withdrawn from accrued sick leave and deposited into to the Banksick leave bank upon obtaining permanent status. The Bank’s hours Hours contributed shall not revert back to employees if not used. (db) Hours Days contributed to the Bank bank shall thereafter be allocated to non- probationary employees with catastrophic or extended, long long-term illnesses or injuriesillness. (ec) To be eligible for allocation of hours sick days from the Bank, bank an employees employee must be currently unable to work and meet all of the following conditions: (1. All ) Exhaustion of all sick leave, personal and vacation leave, vacation including advanced sick leave and compensatory time must be exhausted;under Section 5 of this Article. (2. ) The illness or injury must is not be covered by workers’ compensation and/or and/ or such benefit must have has been exhausted;. (3. ) An acceptable medical certificate supporting the absence is on file. (4. ) The Bank bank is not depleted. (fd) Hours from the Bank Days shall be allocated by a Labor/the Labor Management Advisory CommitteeCommit- tee. This committee Committee shall have full authority to grant benefits and administer adminis- ter the program in accordance with guidelines outlined in (a) and subparagraph (b) ), above. In addition, the Committee shall consider as a factor the extent and circumstances of the applicant’s usage of sick leave prior to the illness/injury illness in question. (ge) Unused hours in the Bank Used days shall be carried over from year to year and shall not lapse. (h) . If at any time the Bank bank balance is depletedshould fall below seven hundred fifty (750) hours, the Union Committee shall authorize any supplemental amount be empowered to withdraw a supplemen- tal contribution of up to eight (8) hours from each permanent employee’s accrued sick leave. (i) . Said withdrawal should be made only after a majority vote of the Committee. Time off without loss of pay or benefits may be granted, as necessary, to members of the Committee to attend meetings to administer this program.to (jf) The actions or non-actions of this Committee shall in no way be subject to collateral attack or the grievance/arbitration machinery. The pan panel shall not be considered a State agency, board, board or any other subdivision subdivi- sion of the Employer. No requests shall be conducted as contested cases or otherwise be subject to the Administrative Procedures Procedure Act. Section l..