Leave Usage Priority. An employee who reports s/he is unable to work because of illness, injury, pregnancy and/or childbirth, or leave taken to attend to a covered family member with such issues, an employee’s accrued Sick Leave will first be utilized (if available for use). An employee who has accrued Xxxx Leave may choose to use other earned or accrued leave if the ability to use that leave will be expiring within the next ninety (90) calendar days. With supervisory approval, any type of leave may be substituted even where an employee still has Sick Leave available for use. However, the use of other types of paid leave will not excuse the employee from providing medical substantiation for the absence if it is requested in this instance, or where there is a continuing requirement for medical substantiation for absences due to illness, injury, pregnancy and/or childbirth.
Leave Usage Priority. Unless the employee notifies the Employer in writing prior to using the sick leave, an employee needing sick leave shall first draw from the employee's accrued WPSL bank. Once an employee exhausts accrued WPSL, the employee will draw from his/her accrued GHT sick leave bank. Once an employee exhausts both WPSL and their GHT sick leave banks, the employee will draw from accrued vacation and floating holidays and then move to unpaid leave status subject to approval.
