Common use of Illness, Injury or Emergency Leave Clause in Contracts

Illness, Injury or Emergency Leave. Every employee holding a regular full-time position shall accrue a total of twelve (12) days per school year leave with pay for illness, injury and emergency. These days shall be front- loaded for employee use at the beginning of each school year. Every employee holding a regular part-time position shall accrue such leave with pay in proportion to the relationship of their basic work week as to 35 hours. All of the unused days actually earned shall be added at the end of each year to the employee’s sick leave reserve. Accrued sick leave may be used to care for an employee’s family as defined in RCW 49.12.265 and WAC 296-130. A deduction at the rate of 1/180 of the employee's salary per day shall be made from the pay of an employee whose absence exceeds the number of days accumulated to his credit. An employee who is absent more than five (5) consecutive working days with illness may be required to present a release from his/her doctor to his/her principal upon his/her return to work. An employee whose religious beliefs prevent him/her from seeing a physician may be excused by the district superintendent with prior approval. Application for prior approval must be filed within thirty (30) days of the employee's receipt of his/her contract. Leave under this section shall be taken in half- or whole-day increments when a substitute teacher is required. Leave may be taken in hourly increments when leave occurs during a preparation period or is voluntarily covered by another teacher or administrator for a period not to exceed 90 minutes. Emergencies are defined as those situations that have clear and present elements of risk to health, life and property of an employee and/or his/her family. It is a situation that cannot be dealt with outside of working hours and requires the individual to absent him/herself from his/her duties for matters of bona fide necessity and not mere convenience.

Illness, Injury or Emergency Leave. Every employee holding a regular full-time position shall accrue a total of twelve (12) days per school year leave with pay for illness, injury and emergency. These days shall be front- front-loaded for employee use at the beginning of each school year. Every employee holding a regular part-time position shall accrue such leave with pay in proportion to the relationship of their basic work week as to 35 hours. All of the unused days actually earned shall be added at the end of each year to the employee’s sick leave reserve. Accrued sick leave may be used to care for an employee’s family as defined in RCW 49.12.265 and WAC 296-130. A deduction at the rate of 1/180 of the employee's salary per day shall be made from the pay of an employee whose absence exceeds the number of days accumulated to his credit. An employee who is absent more than five (5) consecutive working days with illness may be required to present a release from his/her doctor to his/her principal upon his/her return to work. An employee whose religious beliefs prevent him/her from seeing a physician may be excused by the district superintendent with prior approval. Application for prior approval must be filed within thirty (30) days of the employee's receipt of his/her contract. Leave under this section shall be taken in half- or whole-day increments when a substitute teacher is required. Leave may be taken in hourly increments when leave occurs during a preparation period or is voluntarily covered by another teacher or administrator for a period not to exceed 90 minutes. Emergencies are defined as those situations that have clear and present elements of risk to health, life and property of an employee and/or his/her family. It is a situation that cannot be dealt with outside of working hours and requires the individual to absent him/herself from his/her duties for matters of bona fide necessity and not mere convenience.

Illness, Injury or Emergency Leave. Every employee holding a regular full-time position shall accrue a total of twelve (12) days per school year leave with pay for illness, injury and emergency. These days shall be front- front-loaded for employee use at the beginning of each school year. Every employee holding a regular part-time position shall accrue such leave with pay in proportion to the relationship of their basic work week as to 35 hours. All of the unused days actually earned shall be added at the end of each year to the employee’s sick leave reserve. Accrued sick leave may be used to care for an employee’s family as defined in RCW 49.12.265 and WAC 296-130. A deduction at the rate of 1/180 1/181 of the employee's salary per day shall be made from the pay of an employee whose absence exceeds the number of days accumulated to his credit. An employee who is absent more than five (5) consecutive working days with illness may be required to present a release from his/her doctor to his/her principal upon his/her return to work. An employee whose religious beliefs prevent him/her from seeing a physician may be excused by the district superintendent with prior approval. Application for prior approval must be filed within thirty (30) days of the employee's receipt of his/her contract. Leave under this section shall be taken in half- or whole-day increments when a substitute teacher is required. Leave may be taken in hourly increments when leave occurs during a preparation period or is voluntarily covered by another teacher or administrator for a period not to exceed 90 minutes. Emergencies are defined as those situations that have clear and present elements of risk to health, life and property of an employee and/or his/her family. It is a situation that cannot be dealt with outside of working hours and requires the individual to absent him/herself from his/her duties for matters of bona fide necessity and not mere convenience.