Common use of Permitted Uses of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Permitted Uses of Sick Leave. Sick Leave may be applied to: 1. An absence necessitated by employee's personal illness, injury or disability due to pregnancy or childbirth. 2. Medical and dental office appointments when absence during working hours for this purpose is authorized by the department. 3. Absence due to exposure to a contagious disease when quarantine is imposed by health authorities or when it is determined by a physician designated by the County that the presence of the employee on duty would endanger the health of others. 4. Absence from duty because the employee's presence is needed to attend to the serious illness of a member of his or her immediate family, provided that such absence shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) working days for each occurrence. For purposes of this Section, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, grandparent or legal guardian. If the absence qualifies as Family Leave under applicable federal or state law, the absence shall be governed by this section or applicable law, whichever provides the greater benefit to the employee. 5. Absence from duty because the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the illness of the employee’s child, spouse, parent or domestic partner, to the extent required by Labor Code section 233. 6. Absence from duty because: (1) the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventive care for, an employee or an employee’s family member; or (2) an employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee uses the leave time for the purposes described in Labor Code sections 230(c) and 230.1(a). Use of this leave is limited to 24 hours or three

Permitted Uses of Sick Leave. Sick Leave leave may be applied to: 1. An absence necessitated by an employee's personal illness, injury or disability due to pregnancy or childbirth. 2. Medical and dental office appointments when absence during working hours for this purpose is authorized by the departmentDepartment. 3. Absence due to exposure to a contagious disease when quarantine is imposed by health authorities or when it is determined by a physician designated by the County that the presence of the employee on duty would endanger the health of others. 4. Absence from duty because the employee's presence is needed to attend to the serious illness of a member of his or her immediate family, provided that such absence shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) working days for each occurrence. For purposes of this SectionSubsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, grandparent grandparent, grandchild, or legal guardian. If the absence qualifies as Family Leave under applicable federal or state law, the absence shall be governed by this section or applicable law, whichever provides the greater benefit to the employee. 5. Absence from duty because the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the illness of the employee’s child, spouse, parent or domestic partner, to the extent required by Labor Code section 233. 6. Absence from duty because: (1) the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventive care for, an employee or an employee’s family member; or (2) an employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee uses the leave time for the purposes described in Labor Code sections 230(c) and 230.1(a). Use of this leave is limited to 24 the time period specified in Labor Code section 233, except as to extra help employees, who will be limited to three (3) days provided they meet the requirements set forth in the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (Labor Code sections 245-249). For purposes of this Subsection “family member” means child, parent, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling as those terms are defined by Labor Code section 245.5(c). 6. Illness while on paid vacation will be charged to sick leave rather than vacation only under the following conditions: a. The illness or injury of the employee was of a nature that would preclude the effective use of vacation and would prevent the employee from performing his or her normal duties. b. The employee must notify his or her supervisor within four (4) calendar days of the beginning of the illness or prior to the end of his or her vacation leave, whichever is sooner, to request that his or her illness on vacation be charged to sick leave. c. The Department shall be under no obligation to extend the vacation beyond the original scheduled vacation ending date. d. Upon the employee's return to work, the employee must furnish the Department with a certificate signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse stating the nature of the medical condition and the period of disablement. 7. Absence from duty because of personal emergencies or personal business not to exceed thirty (30) working hours during the fiscal year. 8. An absence due to an air pollution alert which prevents the employee from traveling to his or threeher work location.

Permitted Uses of Sick Leave. Sick Leave leave may be applied to: 1. An absence necessitated by an employee's personal illness, injury or disability due to pregnancy or childbirth. 2. Medical and dental office appointments when absence during working hours for this purpose is authorized by the agency/department. 3. Absence due to exposure to a contagious disease when quarantine is imposed by health authorities or when it is determined by a physician designated by the County that the presence of the employee on duty would endanger the health of others. 4. Absence from duty because the employee's presence is needed to attend to the serious illness of a member of his or her immediate family, provided that such absence shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) working days for each occurrence. For purposes of this SectionSubsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-in- law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, grandparent grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. If the absence qualifies as Family Leave under applicable federal or state law, the absence shall be governed by this section or applicable law, whichever provides the greater benefit to the employee. 5. Absence from duty because the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the illness of the employee’s child, spouse, parent or domestic partner, to the extent required by Labor Code section 233. 6. Absence from duty because: (1) the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventive care for, an employee or an employee’s family member; or (2) an employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee uses the leave time for the purposes described in Labor Code sections 230(c) and 230.1(a). Use of this leave is limited to 24 the time period specified in Labor Code section 233, except as to extra help employees, who will be limited to three (3) days provided they meet the requirements set forth in the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (Labor Code sections 245-249). For purposes of this Subsection “family member” means child, parent, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling as those terms are defined by Labor Code section 245.5(c). 6. Illness while on paid vacation will be charged to sick leave rather than vacation only under the following conditions: a. The illness or injury of the employee was of a nature that would preclude the effective use of vacation and would prevent the employee from performing his or her normal duties. b. The employee must notify his or her supervisor within four (4) calendar days of the beginning of the illness or prior to the end of his or her vacation leave, whichever is sooner, to request that his or her illness on vacation be charged to sick leave. c. The agency/department shall be under no obligation to extend the vacation beyond the original scheduled vacation ending date. d. Upon the employee's return to work, the employee must furnish the agency/department with a certificate signed by a licensed physician or registered nurse stating the nature of the medical condition and the period of disablement. 7. Absence from duty because of personal emergencies or business not to exceed thirty (30) working hours during the fiscal year. 8. An absence due to an air pollution alert which prevents the employee from traveling to his or threeher work location.

Permitted Uses of Sick Leave. Sick Leave leave may be applied to: 1. An absence necessitated by an employee's personal illness, injury or disability due to pregnancy or childbirth. 2. Medical and dental office appointments when absence during working hours for this purpose is authorized by the agency/department. 3. Absence due to exposure to a contagious disease when quarantine is imposed by health authorities or when it is determined by a physician designated by the County that the presence of the employee on duty would endanger the health of others. 4. Absence from duty because the employee's presence is needed to attend to the serious illness of a member of his or her immediate family, GE – 33 provided that such absence shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) working days for each occurrence. For purposes of this SectionSubsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-in- law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, grandparent grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. If the absence qualifies as Family Leave under applicable federal or state law, the absence shall be governed by this section or applicable law, whichever provides the greater benefit to the employee. 5. Absence from duty because the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the illness of the employee’s child, spouse, parent or domestic partner, to the extent required by Labor Code section 233. 6. Absence from duty because: (1) the employee’s presence is needed to attend to the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventive care for, an employee or an employee’s family member; or (2) an employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the employee uses the leave time for the purposes described in Labor Code sections 230(c) and 230.1(a). Use of this leave is limited to 24 hours the time period specified in Labor Code section 233, except as to extra help employees, who will be limited to three (3) days provided they meet the requirements set forth in the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (Labor Code sections 245-249). For purposes of this Subsection “family member” means child, parent, spouse, registered domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or threesibling as those terms are defined by Labor Code section 245.5(c).