Common use of Sick and Emergency Leave Clause in Contracts

Sick and Emergency Leave. (1) The following additional conditions shall apply to this type of leave. a) Personal illness b) Emergency illness in the immediate family when necessary care cannot otherwise be arranged. c) Employee’s own wedding (limit of five (5) days). d) One sick day may be used for the purpose of personal business upon the exhaustion of the current year’s personal leave by securing prior approval of the Superintendent or his designee. (2) After the first pay period of the fiscal year, an employee may draw on her anticipated sick leave. If repayment is not made in days accrued, the sick days used will be deducted from the employee’s leave bank or last paycheck of the current fiscal year. (3) Absences directly resulting from on-the-job injuries or sicknesses shall not be chargeable to the employee’s personal business, sick, and emergency leave. The employee shall receive the difference between her scheduled salary and workers’ compensation benefits up to the time she is eligible for Long Term Disability. It is understood that an employee must apply and be judged eligible due to the nature of the injury or sickness for workers’ compensation benefits in order to receive her scheduled salary without charge to her sick and emergency leave days. Employees receiving payment under this provision shall be compensated at the current Workers’ Compensation percentage allowable. If the employee so chooses she may elect to use accumulated sick leave and/or vacation time to make up the difference in daily rate. a) Sickness is defined as measles, mumps, chicken pox, or lice, in such cases as the employee may establish reasonable evidence that she contracted such diseases as a direct result of employment. b) Injuries or sickness shall be reported to the appropriate administrator as soon as possible but no later than three (3) days after the occurrence. c) If an employee’s on-the-job injury is a result of her own negligence or contributory negligence, her compensation shall be limited to that provided under the Workers’ Compensation Act unless such employee elects to supplement such compensation by use of her accumulated sick and emergency leave days.

Sick and Emergency Leave. (1) The following additional conditions shall apply to this type of leave. a) Personal illness b) Emergency illness in the immediate family when necessary care cannot otherwise be arranged. c) Employee’s own wedding (limit of five (5) days). d) One sick day may be used for the purpose of personal business upon the exhaustion of the current year’s personal leave by securing prior approval of the Superintendent or his designee. (2) After the first pay period of the fiscal year, an employee may draw on her anticipated sick leave. If repayment is not made in days accrued, the sick days used will be deducted from the employee’s leave bank or last paycheck of the current fiscal year. (3) Absences directly resulting from on-the-job injuries or sicknesses shall not be chargeable to the employee’s personal business, sick, sick and emergency leave. The employee shall receive the difference between her scheduled salary and workers’ compensation benefits up to the time she is eligible for Long Term DisabilityHeath and Accident Insurance. It is understood that an employee must apply and be judged eligible due to the nature of the injury or sickness for workers’ compensation benefits in order to receive her scheduled salary without charge to her sick and emergency leave days. Moreover, the employee must show the workers’ compensation check to the Payroll Department so that the proper deduction can be made. Employees receiving payment under this provision shall be compensated at the current Workers’ Compensation percentage allowablelaw. If the employee so chooses she may elect to use accumulated sick leave and/or vacation time to make up the difference in daily rate. The employee must submit the request in writing to the Executive Director of Human Resources not more than five (5) working days of the date on which the reduced compensation begins. a) Sickness is defined as measles, mumps, chicken pox, or lice, in such cases as the employee may establish reasonable evidence that she contracted such diseases as a direct result of employment. b) Injuries or sickness shall be reported to the appropriate administrator as soon as possible but no later than three (3) days after the occurrence. c) If an employee’s on-the-job injury is a result of her own negligence or contributory negligence, her compensation shall be limited to that provided under the Workers’ Compensation Act unless such employee elects to supplement such compensation by use of her accumulated sick and emergency leave days.

Sick and Emergency Leave. A. Sick and emergency leave shall be credited annually to each employee on the first day of his/her employment year as follows: 1. Ten (110) The following additional conditions shall apply days for employees on contracts up to this type 207 days; 2. Eleven (11) days for employees on contracts of leave208-232 days; 3. Twelve (12) days for employees on contracts of 233 days or more. a) Personal illnessB. If the service of any employee is interrupted by reason of discharge, termination, suspension or leave, and said employee has utilized more sick leave days than have been accumulated on a pro rata basis, then the value of the excess paid-for leave days shall be deducted from the last paycheck due to the employee at the time of interruption. b) Emergency C. The total unused portion of the annual sick and emergency leave allowance shall be permitted to accumulate indefinitely. 1. No employee shall forfeit accumulated leave days during approved leaves of absence. 2. No employee shall accumulate sick and emergency leave during any leave of absence granted under this Article or Article 6. Sick leave accumulated prior to a leave of absence shall be credited upon return. 3. All accumulated leaves shall automatically terminate on the date that an employee’s resignation, accepted by the Board, becomes effective. D. Annual and accumulated leave days shall be used either for personal illness or emergencies, as defined below; provided an employee shall not be eligible to use such days while on a leave of absence under Article 6, except that for purposes of this Article, pregnancy-related disability shall be treated the same under this Contract as any other illnesses and/or disability. All employees other than first year employees shall be credited with and use their annual accumulated sick and emergency leave allowances as of the first day of their employment year even though they have not been able to report for duty on that day, provided: 1. The employee notifies the Human Resources/Labor Relations Office that he/she will be unable to report because of personal illness or death or serious illness in his/her immediate family, and 2. Immediately upon reporting for work the immediate family when necessary care cannot otherwise be arrangedemployee complies with all of the requirements of this Article. c) EmployeeE. Upon an employee’s own wedding (limit return to work after an illness or disability of not more than five (5) days). ddays duration, or for a employee to receive a paycheck after an illness or disability of more than five (5) One days duration, a medical statement shall be submitted from a doctor certifying that the employee capable of returning to work, or continues to be ill or disabled. After an illness or disability of fifteen (15) days or more, or in any instance where the Board has reason to believe that sick day may be used for the purpose of personal business upon the exhaustion of the current year’s personal leave by securing prior approval of the Superintendent or his designee. (2) After the first pay period of the fiscal year, an employee may draw on her anticipated sick leave. If repayment is not made in days accruedare being misused, the sick days used will be deducted from Board may require the employee’s leave bank employee to present a Doctor's Verification of Illness or last paycheck of the current fiscal year. (3) Absences directly resulting from on-the-job injuries or sicknesses shall not be chargeable to the employee’s personal business, sick, and emergency leave. The employee shall receive the difference between her scheduled salary and workers’ compensation benefits up to the time she is eligible for Long Term DisabilityDisability Form. It is understood that prior to the Board's requiring an employee must apply to present a Doctor's Verification of Illness or Disability Form for the reason of allegedly abusing sick days, the employee will have been counseled in regard to sick day usage by his/her immediate supervisor. In an instance where an employee is absent more than fifteen (15) consecutive days, or in any instance where, in the judgment of the Board, an employee’s health is such that he/she should not report to work, the Board reserves the right to have the employee examined by a doctor selected by the Board. The cost of such examination shall be borne by the Board. In the event the results of this examination are disputed by the employee’s doctor, a third examination will be done by a doctor mutually agreed upon by the Board and the Congress, and all parties agree to accept the results of such examination. The cost of such examination shall also be judged eligible borne by the Board. All medical information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and shall not be read nor reviewed by personnel other than appropriate employee without the employee’s permission. F. Emergencies for which leave may be used are as follows: 1. Absence due to the nature death of a member of the injury immediate family shall be granted upon written recommendation of the immediate supervisor for a period not to exceed five (5) working days. Immediate family shall mean: husband, wife, father, mother, stepparents, brother, sister, son, daughter, stepchildren, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, and first cousin. 2. Absence due to quarantine or sickness serious illness of any person listed in paragraph F(1) above shall be granted upon written recommendation of the immediate supervisor for workers’ compensation benefits a period not to exceed five (5) working days. 3. When serious illness of a member of the family is immediately followed by death, the leaves provided in order to receive her scheduled salary without charge to her sick paragraphs F(1) and F(2) may be extended upon written recommendation of the immediate supervisor; provided the total thereof shall not exceed eight (8) working days. 4. Paid emergency leave daysdays in excess of the limitations herein contained may be granted by the Sick and Emergency Leave Committee when circumstances deem it necessary. 5. Employees receiving payment under this provision Death leave for persons other than listed in paragraph F(1) above if the employee indicated the person's relationship is equivalent to that of a household relative. Examples of such persons would be: a roommate with whom the employee has had close association for a long time, a distant relative who has been closer to the employee than the relationship implies, a fiancé, etc. 6. In addition to the above, the Sick and Emergency Leave Committee may grant emergency leaves not to exceed two (2) days for reasons not enumerated herein. The Sick and Emergency Leave Committee shall be compensated at require reasonable evidence of the current Workers’ Compensation percentage allowableexistence of such emergency. If the employee so chooses she may elect to use leave is granted, it will be deducted from accumulated sick leave and/or vacation time to make up the difference in daily rateSick and Emergency Leave. a) Sickness is defined as measles, mumps, chicken pox, or lice, in such cases as G. An emergency leave form shall be completed by the employee may establish reasonable evidence that she contracted such diseases as a direct result of employmentand submitted to the employee’s immediate supervisor immediately upon return to work after an emergency absence. The completed form shall contain all pertinent information relating to the absence. b) Injuries H. Unpaid Sick and Emergency Leave may exceed the total annual and accumulated leave days in unusual "hardship" cases when specifically approved by the Sick and Emergency Leave Committee. I. Any employee who is absent because of injury or sickness disease, shall be reported permitted to the appropriate administrator as soon as possible but no later than three (3) days after the occurrence. c) If an employee’s on-the-job injury is a result of her own negligence or contributory negligence, her compensation shall be limited to that provided under the Workers’ Compensation Act unless such employee elects to supplement such compensation by use of her deduct from annual and accumulated sick and emergency leave daysthe difference between the allowance under the Michigan Worker's Compensation Law and his/her regular salary. J. The Board shall provide every employee within 45 days after the beginning of school in the fall an accounting of their sick days accumulated. Such accounting shall not be binding upon the employee or the Board. K. A Sick Bank shall be administered by the Sick and Emergency Leave Committee. The rules, regulations and administrative procedures are set forth in Appendix X. X. An employee shall not be prohibited from returning to work because the employee is in a cast, on crutches, or using other similar support mechanisms, provided the employee’s doctor will certify to the employee’s ability to return to work, and provided further the employee can perform the essential duties of his/her assignment.

Sick and Emergency Leave. A. Cumulative sick leave shall accrue to all regular, full-time City employees at the rate of one and one-quarter (11 1/4) days for each month of continuous service, provided however, that the total accumulation shall not exceed ninety (90) working days and provided further that the City Manager, or his assigned, may require a medical certification for all absences of three (3) or more days. The following additional conditions City Manager, or his assigned, may permit a regular, full-time employee to take not more than thirty (30) working days sick leave with pay over and above the accrued sick leave in cases of serious disability or sickness, upon certification by a practicing physician. All sick leave advanced to a regular, full-time employee shall apply be repaid to this type the City at the rate of leaveone and one-quarter (1 1/4) days for each continuous month of service occurring after the return to duty. Should a regular, full-time employee leave City employment with a sick time advance liability against his or her record, such liability will be deducted from accrued earnings. Note: nothing herein shall prevent the City from requesting a medical note for events that are determined to be systematically excessive or abusive. aB. If a regular, full-time employee takes nine (9) Personal illness b) Emergency illness or more days of sick leave in the immediate family when necessary care cannot otherwise be arranged. c) Employee’s own wedding (limit of a calendar year, five (5) days). d) One days of sick day may be used for the purpose of personal business upon the exhaustion of the current year’s personal leave by securing prior approval of the Superintendent or his designee. (2) After the first pay period of the fiscal year, an employee may draw on her anticipated sick leave. If repayment is not made in days accrued, the sick days used will be deducted from the employee’s 's accrued sick leave bank or last paycheck balance as of January 1 of the current fiscal following calendar year. . If all or part of the nine (39) Absences directly resulting from on-the-job injuries or sicknesses shall not be chargeable to more days of sick leave is a result of the employee’s personal business's hospitalization or a serious or catastrophic illness, sick, and emergency leave. The employee shall receive the difference between her scheduled salary and workers’ compensation benefits up to the time she is eligible for Long Term Disability. It is understood that an employee must apply and be judged eligible due to the nature of the injury or sickness for workers’ compensation benefits in order to receive her scheduled salary without charge to her sick and emergency leave days. Employees receiving payment under this provision shall be compensated at the current Workers’ Compensation percentage allowable. If the employee so chooses she may elect to use accumulated sick leave and/or vacation time to make up the difference in daily rate. a) Sickness is defined as measles, mumps, chicken pox, or lice, in such cases as the employee may establish reasonable evidence request that she contracted the five (5) day penalty provision be waived. This request shall be made in writing, accompanied by appropriate medical documentation, and shall be reviewed by a four (4) member board composed of two employees appointed by the City Manager and two employees from the Union appointed by the President of the Union. The board's decision on the granting of such diseases waivers shall be final except that the employee may appeal the decision of the board to the City Manager as a direct result dispute under the provisions of employmentArticle II of this Agreement. b) Injuries or sickness shall C. A regular, full-time employee with good attendance during the calendar year will be reported to the appropriate administrator as soon as possible but no later than credited with three (3) additional days of sick leave at the beginning of the following calendar year. Good attendance shall be defined as less than five (5) sick leave days. These additional sick leave days will be added to the employee's accrued sick leave bank. For sick leave pay back purposes, these additional sick leave days shall be credited at the end of the calendar year of good attendance. Each employee who has enrolled in the Sick Leave/Pension Incentive Plan shall not be eligible for the Sick Leave Accrual Bonus provided by this Section. D. To receive compensation for sick leave, it is the regular, full-time employee's responsibility to report his or her inability to be on duty and the reason at as early an hour as is practical, but in any event, not later than one-half (1/2) hour after the occurrencetime set for the beginning of his or her daily duties. Where someone other than the employee is or has been asked to make the required notification to the City, the employee will be solely responsible for that notification being made. Sick leave notification as outlined herein must be made for each work day that paid leave is being requested, unless this requirement is waived by the employee's department director or immediate supervisor. Employees may request a meeting with the City Manager and/or the City Manager's designee to explain extenuating circumstances for failure to report their inability to be on duty as required. The City Manager, after considering such extenuating circumstances, may grant compensation for such leave. c) If an employee’s on-the-job injury is a result of her own negligence or contributory negligence, her compensation shall be limited to that provided under the Workers’ Compensation Act unless such employee elects to supplement such compensation by use of her accumulated sick and emergency leave days.