PURPOSE AND ACCRUAL OF SICK LEAVE. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one and one quarter (1.25) days per month with unlimited accumulation. Sick leave may be used only in the following cases: Personal illness or physical incapacity of such degree as to render the employee unable to perform the duties of his position, unless the employee is capable of doing other work in his department and is assigned to such other work. Attendance upon members of the family within the household of the employee when their illness requires care by such employee, not to exceed one (1) day per month nor more than a total of six (6) days in any contract year. The one (1) day limit may be waived by the Department Head if illness of the employee's spouse requires absenteeism by the employee. At the discretion of the employee's Department Head, sick leave may be used in the event of the death of the employee's wife, child, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, or father-in-law but in no event for more than six (6) calendar days. One (1) day sick leave may be granted at the discretion of the Department Head to attend the funeral of a brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, and grandfather. In case sick leave is exhausted, an employee must use his vacation time as sick leave and then may be allowed a leave of absence for sickness.
PURPOSE AND ACCRUAL OF SICK LEAVE. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one and one quarter (1.25) days per month with unlimited accumulation. Sick leave may be used only in the following cases: Personal illness or physical incapacity of such degree as to render the employee unable to perform the duties of his position, unless the employee is capable of doing other work in his department and is assigned to such other work. Attendance upon members of the family within the household of the employee when their illness requires care by such employee, not to exceed one (1) day per month or more than a total of six (6) days in any contract year. The one (1) day limit may be waived by the Department Head if illness of the employee's spouse requires absenteeism by the employee. At the discretion of the employee's Department Head, sick leave may be used in the event of the death of the employee's spouse or registered domestic partner, child, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, or father-in-law but in no event for more than six (6) calendar days. One (1) day sick leave may be granted at the discretion of the Department Head to attend the funeral of a stepchild, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, and grandfather. If sick leave is exhausted and an employee is not eligible for Family and Medical Leave as governed by state and/or federal FMLA laws as they may apply an employee must use accrued vacation time, compensatory time, or an available floating holiday as sick leave. An employee, after exhausting all accrued benefit time, may request an unpaid leave of absence for sickness with the Human Resources Director. The employee must present medical documentation certifying the need for the leave of absence. The decision of the Human Resources Director shall be final.
