Common use of SHARED SICK LEAVE Clause in Contracts

SHARED SICK LEAVE. Under the shared sick leave program, full-time covered employees may voluntarily donate unused sick leave to eligible full-time covered employees who have been granted unpaid leave of absences due to a serious illness or injury for which there is no paid leave benefits or salary replacement income or benefits available. Shared leave cannot be used for common, minor, or chronic medical conditions, a job-related illness or injury that is covered by workers’ compensation, or for a health condition in which the employee is receiving disability benefits. CCSNH faculty and staff shall be allowed to share sick leave in accordance with the provision so long as both of the separate bargaining units agree to do so. Acquiescence by both bargaining units shall be evidenced by a memorandum of agreement between the two groups. If at any time, either bargaining unit wishes to end the shared sick leave arrangement, it may do so. 21.11.1 A full-time covered employee is eligible to receive sick leave donations provided he/she has completed one year of service, has exhausted all forms of paid leave prior to receiving the additional sick leave, and is on an approved unpaid leave of absence due to a serious health condition qualified under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Paid leave includes sick leave, annual leave, fiscal year personal days, and compensatory time. 21.11.2 A full-time covered employee is eligible to donate sick leave provided he/she has completed one year of service. Leave donations may be made in full-day increments only. Sick leave donations on behalf of eligible employees shall not be authorized until solicited. Solicitation may not take place until after an approval has been issued by the CCSNH Labor Management Committee or a LMC sub-committee thereof. Each donation must be directed to a specified recipient. 21.11.3 To receive donated sick leave a full-time covered employee must meet the criteria set forth in 21.11.1 above and complete an application for donated sick leave, which shall include the amount of leave requested, the reason(s) for the request, and medical certification of the need. The completed application shall be forwarded to the CCSNH Director of Human Resources. 21.11.4 Requests for donated sick leave shall be reviewed by the CCSNH Labor Management or LMC sub-committee thereof, who shall approve or deny the request. Upon approval the Committee shall determine the amount of donated sick leave to be granted. The maximum amount of donated sick leave that an employee may receive is 120 days for each qualifying event. Nothing shall prohibit additional requests for separate qualifying events under Article 21.11.1. 21.11.5 Donated sick leave may be used on an intermittent basis for a gradual return to work as recommended by the employee’s medical provider and authorized by the CCSNH or for medical appointments related to the serious health condition for which the donated leave was granted. Upon return to work any unused donated sick leave shall remain as part of the recipient’s sick leave balance. 21.11.6 Eligibility for shared sick leave ends either when an employee returns to full-time work, a medical condition improves to the point where it no longer qualifies for donated leave; the employee qualifies for long-term disability benefits pursuant to Article 17.2.3 of this Agreement; or the employee separates from employment. Donated sick leave remaining to the employee’s credit at the time of employment separation, retirement, or death shall lapse. 21.11.7 The decision of the CCSNH Labor Management Committee administering the shared sick leave program shall be final and binding. If a request is not approved, no further action shall be taken by the parties or by the requesting employee.

SHARED SICK LEAVE. Under the shared A. Employees may request and/or share sick leave programon a case-by-case basis using the following guidelines which will be administered in accordance with RCW 41.04.650 through 41.04.665 and WAC 000-000-000 through 000-000-000. 1. Employees may request shared leave when they have a qualifying event and anticipate needing sick leave. The leave sharing process may only commence once they have depleted or will shortly deplete all available sick and annual leave in their personal account.”Shortly Deplete” means that the employee will have forty hours or less of available sick leave. However, full-time covered the employee is not required to deplete all the employee’s leave and can maintain up to forty hours of sick leave in reserve. 2. An employee may request leave for the following reasons 1. The employee suffers from an illness, injury, impairment, or extraordinary or severe physical or mental condition 2. The employee is sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability or for care and bonding after birth of a child. 3. The employee has a household member or relative who suffers from one of those conditions in (a) above; 4. The employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking 5. The employee has been called for service in the uniformed services or volunteers to assist in a state of emergency declared by the state or federal government 3. The employer determines the amount of shared leave that the employees may voluntarily receive and generally may not receive more than 522 days of shared leave unless circumstances exist. 1. Employees who have accumulated more than twenty-two (22) sick leave days may donate unused specified amount of sick leave to eligible fullanother employee authorized to receive leave under this section. In no event, may the specified amount result in the employee’s sick leave balance going below twenty-time covered employees who have been granted unpaid leave of absences due to a serious illness or injury for which there is no paid leave benefits or salary replacement income or benefits availabletwo days. 2. Shared leave cannot be used for common, minor, or chronic medical conditions, a job-related illness or injury that is covered by workers’ compensation, or for a health condition in which In the event the employee is receiving disability benefits. CCSNH faculty and staff donated leave does not use all leave donated, the unused donated leave shall be allowed returned to share the donors 3. Donations of sick leave in accordance with will not reduce the provision so long as both ability of the separate bargaining units agree employee to do so. Acquiescence by both bargaining units shall be evidenced by a memorandum of agreement between the two groups. If at any time, either bargaining unit wishes to end the shared cash out sick leave arrangement, it may do so. 21.11.1 A full-time covered employee is eligible during the year donated. When calculating eligibility to receive sick leave donations provided he/she has completed one year of service, has exhausted all forms of paid leave prior to receiving the additional cash out excess sick leave, and is on an approved unpaid leave donation of absence due to a serious health condition qualified under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Paid leave includes sick leave, annual leave, fiscal year personal days, and compensatory time. 21.11.2 A full-time covered employee is eligible to donate sick leave provided he/she has completed one year of service. Leave donations may be made in full-day increments only. Sick leave donations on behalf of eligible employees shall not be authorized until solicited. Solicitation may not take place until after an approval has been issued by the CCSNH Labor Management Committee or a LMC sub-committee thereof. Each donation must be directed to a specified recipient. 21.11.3 To receive donated sick leave a full-time covered employee must meet the criteria set forth in 21.11.1 above and complete an application for donated sick leave, which shall include the amount of leave requested, the reason(s) for the request, and medical certification of the need. The completed application shall be forwarded to the CCSNH Director of Human Resources. 21.11.4 Requests for donated sick leave shall be reviewed by the CCSNH Labor Management or LMC sub-committee thereof, who shall approve or deny the request. Upon approval the Committee shall determine the amount of donated sick leave to another employee will be granted. The maximum amount of donated sick leave that an employee may receive is 120 days for each qualifying event. Nothing shall prohibit additional requests for separate qualifying events under Article 21.11.1. 21.11.5 Donated sick leave may be used on an intermittent basis for a gradual return to work as recommended by counted toward the employee’s medical provider and authorized by the CCSNH or for medical appointments related to the serious health condition for which the donated leave was granted. Upon return to work any unused donated sick leave shall remain as part of the recipient’s sick leave balance. 21.11.6 Eligibility for shared sick leave ends either when an employee returns to full60-time work, a medical condition improves to the point where it no longer qualifies for donated leave; the employee qualifies for long-term disability benefits pursuant to Article 17.2.3 of this Agreement; or the employee separates from employment. Donated sick leave remaining to the employee’s credit at the time of employment separation, retirement, or death shall lapse. 21.11.7 The decision of the CCSNH Labor Management Committee administering the shared sick leave program shall be final and binding. If a request is not approved, no further action shall be taken by the parties or by the requesting employee.day minimum balance required after cash out

SHARED SICK LEAVE. Under the shared sick leave program, full-time covered employees may voluntarily donate unused sick leave to eligible full-time covered employees who have been granted unpaid leave of absences due to a serious illness or injury for which there is no paid leave benefits or salary replacement income or benefits available. Shared leave cannot be used for common, minor, or chronic medical conditions, a job-related illness or injury that is covered by workers’ compensation, or for a health condition in which the employee is receiving disability benefits. CCSNH faculty and staff shall be allowed to share sick leave in accordance with the provision so long as both of the separate bargaining units agree to do so. Acquiescence by both bargaining units shall be evidenced by a memorandum of agreement between the two groups. If at any time, either bargaining unit wishes to end the shared sick leave arrangement, it may do so. 21.11.1 A full-time covered employee is eligible to receive sick leave donations provided he/she has completed one year of service, has exhausted all forms of paid leave prior to receiving the additional sick leave, and is on an approved unpaid leave of absence due to a serious health condition qualified under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Paid leave includes sick leave, annual leave, fiscal year personal days, and compensatory time. 21.11.2 A full-time covered employee is eligible to donate sick leave provided he/she has completed one year of service. Leave donations may be made in full-day increments only. Sick leave donations on behalf of eligible employees shall not be authorized until solicited. Solicitation may not take place until after an approval has been issued by the CCSNH Labor Management Committee or a LMC sub-committee thereof. Each donation must be directed to a specified recipient. 21.11.3 To receive donated sick leave a full-time covered employee must meet the criteria set forth in 21.11.1 above and complete an application for donated sick leave, which shall include the amount of leave requested, the reason(s) for the request, and medical certification of the need. The completed application shall be forwarded to the CCSNH Director of Human Resources. 21.11.4 Requests for donated sick leave shall be reviewed by the CCSNH Labor Management Committee or LMC sub-committee thereof, who shall approve or deny the request. Upon approval the Committee shall determine the amount of donated sick leave to be granted. The maximum amount of donated sick leave that an employee may receive is 120 days for each qualifying event. Nothing shall prohibit additional requests for separate qualifying events under Article 21.11.1. 21.11.5 Donated sick leave may be used on an intermittent basis for a gradual return to work as recommended by the employee’s medical provider and authorized by the CCSNH or for medical appointments related to the serious health condition for which the donated leave was granted. Upon return to work any unused donated sick leave shall remain as part of the recipient’s sick leave balance. 21.11.6 Eligibility for shared sick leave ends either when an employee returns to full-time work, a medical condition improves to the point where it no longer qualifies for donated leave; the employee qualifies for long-term disability benefits pursuant to Article 17.2.3 of this Agreement; or the employee separates from employment. Donated sick leave remaining to the employee’s credit at the time of employment separation, retirement, or death shall lapse. 21.11.7 The decision of the CCSNH Labor Management Committee administering the shared sick leave program shall be final and binding. If a request is not approved, no further action shall be taken by the parties or by the requesting employee.