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 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 critical illness of a member of his or her immediate family, provided that such absence shall be limited to a maximum of twenty- four (24) working hours for each occurrence. For purposes of this Subsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, xxxxxxxxx, grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. 5. 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 the time period specified in Labor Code section 233. 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. If an employee is a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent who has custody of a child enrolled in a California public or private school, kindergarten through grade twelve (12), or in a licensed child day care facility, the employee may use up to ten (10) hours per fiscal year, to attend school conferences and events. Any activity that is sponsored, supervised, or approved by the school, school board, or child care facility is acceptable. Examples include participating in parent-teacher conferences, Open House, or a child’s school related disciplinary issue. Time off requests to attend such events are non-discretionary, but shall be requested in advance to the extent possible. 7. 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 or other satisfactory evidence of illness, injury or medical condition stating the nature of the illness or injury and the period of disablement. 8. Absence from duty because of personal emergencies or personal business not to exceed forty (40) working hours during the fiscal year. 9. An absence due to an air pollution alert which prevents the employee from traveling to his or her work location. 10. Up to eight (8) hours of sick leave per fiscal year may be donated as a part of the County’s Catastrophic Leave Donation plan.

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 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 critical illness of a member of his or her immediate family, provided that such absence shall be limited to a maximum of twenty- four (24) working hours for each occurrence. For purposes of this Subsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, xxxxxxxxx, grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. 5. 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 the time period specified in Labor Code section 233. 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. If an employee is a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent who has custody of a child enrolled in a California public or private school, kindergarten through grade twelve (12), or in a licensed child day care facility, the employee may use up to ten (10) hours per fiscal year, to attend school conferences and events. Any activity that is sponsored, supervised, or approved by the school, school board, or child care facility is acceptable. Examples include participating in parent-teacher conferences, Open House, or a child’s school related disciplinary issue. Time off requests to attend such events are non-discretionary, but shall be requested in advance to the extent possible. 7. 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 or other satisfactory evidence of illness, injury or medical condition stating the nature of the illness or injury and the period of disablement. 8. Absence from duty because of personal emergencies or personal business not to exceed forty (40) working hours during the fiscal year. 9. An absence due to an air pollution alert which prevents the employee from traveling to his or her work location. 10. Up to eight twenty-four (8) 24) hours of sick leave per fiscal year may be donated as a part of the County’s Catastrophic Leave Donation plan.

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 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 critical illness of a member of his or her immediate family, provided that such absence shall be limited to a maximum of twenty- four (24) working hours for each occurrence. For purposes of this Subsection, immediate family shall mean father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, wife, husband, registered domestic partner, child, xxxxxxxxx, grandparent, grandchild or legal guardian. 5. 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 the time period specified in Labor Code section 233. 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. If an employee is a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent who has custody of a child enrolled in a California public or private school, kindergarten through grade twelve (12), or in a licensed child day care facility, the employee may use up to ten (10) hours per fiscal year, to attend school conferences and events. Any activity that is sponsored, supervised, or approved by the school, school board, or child care facility is acceptable. Examples include participating in parent-teacher conferences, Open House, or a child’s school related disciplinary issue. Time off requests to attend such events are non-discretionary, but shall be requested in advance to the extent possible. 7. 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 or other satisfactory evidence of illness, injury or medical condition stating the nature of the illness or injury and the period of disablement. 8. Absence from duty because of personal emergencies or personal business not to exceed forty (40) working hours during the fiscal year. 9. An absence due to an air pollution alert which prevents the employee from traveling to his or her work location. 10. Up to eight (8) hours of sick leave per fiscal year may be donated as a part of the County’s Catastrophic Leave Donation plan.