PTO Sick for Leave. Upon completion of a satisfactory probationary period, employees shall receive twenty-four (24) hours of PTO for sick leave and shall accrue PTO at a rate of eight (8) hours per calendar month thereafter. The maximum amount of accrued PTO for sick leave is 480 hours. To be eligible for PTO for sick leave, an employee must have notified the Supervisor on duty at the Department of Public Safety at least two (2) hours before the start of his/her regularly scheduled workday. PTO for sick leave may be taken only in one (1) hour increments. Employees who are absent three (3) or more scheduled workdays must furnish the Office of Human Resources with a written certification from a licensed healthcare provider in order for the employee to receive PTO for that period of absence. Upon return to work, a Leave Request form must be completed in the Office of Public Safety. The presentation of fraudulent statements, oral or written, regarding sick days or time missed, or the presentation of a fraudulent doctor’s certificate, will subject the employee to disciplinary action or discharge, at the time the fraud is discovered. An employee taken ill during working hours and sent home by the University Health Center physician or by his/her supervisor will not be paid for the balance of his/her working day, but can charge the time to his/her sick leave. When an employee is separated from the University, either voluntary or involuntary, he/she will not be paid for unused PTO for sick leave.
