Paid Time Off Usage. Pre-scheduled Usage: Paid Time Off may be used upon prior request to and approval of management. Except where unforeseen circumstances prevent it, requests to use Paid Time Off must be received no less than thirty (30) days prior to the release date of the department's schedule.
Paid Time Off Usage. Paid time off (PTO) may be used for any personal reasons including, but not limited to, personal business, illness of self or dependent family member(s), medical and dental appointments, for all the purposes authorized under RCW 49.46.210 (1)(b)(c), all applicable leave laws and vacation. An employee may use his/her PTO in quarter-hour (15 minute) increments. Paid time off (PTO) shall be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay for all hours accrued and approved as paid leave up to forty (40) hours per workweek. The combination of leave time and work time cannot exceed forty (40) hours in one week (Sunday through Saturday). Under RCW 49.46.210 (1)(b) and (c), an employee is authorized to use PTO for the following reasons:
(a) An absence resulting from an employee's mental, dental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; to accommodate the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or an employee's need for preventive medical and/or dental care;
(b) To allow the employee to provide care for a family member with a mental, dental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; care of a family member who needs medical, dental diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or care for a family member who needs preventive medical and/or dental care; Family member is defined as: A child including a biological, adopted, or xxxxxx child, stepchild, or child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis, is a legal guardian, or is a de facto parent, regardless of age or dependency status. A parent including; a biological, adoptive, de facto, or xxxxxx parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee’s spouse, or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child. A spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild and sibling.
(c) When the employee's place of business has been closed by order of a public official for any health-related reason, or when an employee's child's school or place of care has been closed for such a reason;
(d) An employee is authorized to use PTO for absences that qualify for leave under the domestic violence leave act, chapter 49.76 RCW. This includes time off to address issues arising from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking of an employee or his/her family member, including, but not limited to, preparing for or participating in ...
Paid Time Off Usage. 1. Pre-scheduled Usage Paid time off may be used upon prior request to and approval of management.
a. Except where unforeseen circumstances prevent it, requests to use paid time off must be received by the employee’s manager or designee no less than forty-five (45) days and no more than one (1) year prior to the first (1st) day of requested paid time off usage. Requests with fewer than forty- five (45) days’ notice may be submitted and approved based on availability of staff to cover which does not result in overtime. The employee is responsible for finding such coverage.
b. The manager shall respond to the employee’s request within fourteen (14) calendar days. If no response is received within this time period, the employee has the right to forward the request to NMC Administration, who shall respond within seven (7) calendar days.
2. Usage rules for employees with sick leave balances Employees with sick leave balances may use accrued sick leave to cover absences due to personal illness or for any other reason for which sick leave was formerly used. Absences due to personal illness and family illness beyond the amount equal to one full shift of eight (8) hours or more shall be charged to sick leave balances if available.
Paid Time Off Usage. 1. Pre-scheduled Usage SEIU - Unit H -40 - 2013-2016
2. Usage rules for employees with sick leave balances
Paid Time Off Usage. The following conditions are valid reasons that Paid Time Off may be used:
a. When an employee is unable to perform his/her duties because of sickness, disability, injury, or when an employee’s presence at work jeopardizes the health of others by exposing them to a contagious disease. Pregnancy, post-natal recovery, and miscarriage, shall be considered temporary disabilities.
b. When the illness, disability, injury, or major surgery of an immediate family member requires the employee’s presence. The immediate family shall be considered as: spouse, children, parents, and others bearing the same relationship to the employee’s spouse. At the Employer’s discretion, the definition of immediate family may be broadened.
c. When an employee pre-scheduled medical, surgical, dental or optical examinations or treatment, or when the employee must seek emergency treatment.
Paid Time Off Usage. Paid time off may be used for any reason including but not limited to employee vacations, the employee’s absence from work due to illness or injury, to care for family members, for childbirth or adoption, for educational absences, for absences from work of less than the employee’s regularly scheduled workday, for the first three (3) days off work pursuant to the Workers Compensation Act, etc.
