Common use of SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE Clause in Contracts

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.1: Full time employees shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse. 21.2: Full time employees shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty (40) days. 21.3: In the event of a serious illness of the spouse, parent, spouse’s parent or child, the employee shall be entitled to use up to a maximum of ten (10) sick days per incident as approved by the supervisor. The supervisor may extend this to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.4: In the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days to a maximum of five (5) days as determined by the supervisor. Immediate family shall be defined as: mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, or immediate family of the spouse according to the preceding definition. 21.5: The supervisor may require proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline. 21.6: An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.7: An employee who uses six (6) days in a ninety (90) day period, without a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness shall be on a “proof required status”. Proof required status shall mean the employee must provide a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee shall be on proof required status for ninety (90) calendar days. The employee who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall be subject to discipline. The Court Administrator or designee may choose not to place the employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) year. 21.8: Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.9: An employee shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. Salary continuation shall be for a period of five (5) years. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement plan, social security and/or Worker’s Compensation. 21.10: The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11: The disabled employee shall be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classification. 21.12: Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty (50%) percent of the premium cost. B. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14: The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate. 21.15: Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer.

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.1SECTION 1: Full time regular employees shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Sick days will be counted as days worked. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse. 21.2SECTION 2: Full time regular employees shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty (40) days. 21.3SECTION 3: In An employee shall be eligible to use sick days upon satisfactory completion of the event of a orientation period, for personal illness or serious or critical illness of the spouse, parent, spouse’s parent or child, the employee shall be entitled immediate family not to use up to a maximum of exceed ten (10) sick days. Nothing will prevent the Superintendent from extending the number of sick days per incident as approved by based on the supervisorseverity of individual cases. The supervisor may extend this employee shall also be eligible to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.4: In the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days up to a maximum of five (5) sick days a funeral leave in the event of an immediate family members death as determined by the supervisor. Immediate family shall be defined as: and limited to; spouse, child, step-child, sibling, grandparent, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, grandchild or immediate family member of the spouse according to the preceding definition. 21.5: . The supervisor may require employee shall be required to provide proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline.the 21.6SECTION 4: An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.7SECTION 5: An employee who uses six exhibits questionable attendance shall be subject to a “proof required status”. Questionable attendance shall mean a pattern of absences or frequent absences beyond two (62) days in a thirty (30) day period or four (4) days in a ninety (90) day period, without . An occurrence shall either be a statement singular illness or a workday or part of a workday. An employee who has provided appropriate verification of a medical condition prohibiting them from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness working shall not be considered to be on a “proof required status”. Proof required status shall mean the employee must provide a statement from their attending physician or other bonafide medical professional indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee shall be on “proof required status status” for ninety (90) calendar days. The employee who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall be subject to discipline. The Court Administrator or designee Superintendent may choose not to place the an employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) yearcircumstances warrant. 21.8A. Not to include approved non-sick days, such as bereavement days. B. Not to include worker’s compensation. SECTION 6: Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.9SECTION 7: An employee shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. F.I.C.A. Salary continuation shall be for a period of five (5) years. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement plan, social security and/or Workerworker’s Compensationcompensation. 21.10SECTION 8: The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11SECTION 9: The disabled employee shall not be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classificationa classification other than the classification held at the time of disability. 21.12SECTION 10: Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary day, continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty (50%) percent of the premium cost. B. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14SECTION 11: The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a option to the core salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate. 21.15A. CORE PLAN SECTION 12: Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer. SECTION 13: The employee shall be eligible to supplement disability compensation with sick or vacation on a ratio of one (1) sick or vacation day to three (3) days of absence in order to remain at full normal gross salary. SECTION 14: When an employee’s illness or physical condition raises the question of fitness to perform normal duties, or if the employee exhibits questionable attendance, the Supervisor may require the employee to submit to a physical examination and the County shall pay the expenses incurred. SECTION 15: An employee on an approved disability leave using sick days, salary continuation or disability insurance shall be subject to all the provisions of Article 19 - Leave of Absence. SECTION 16: The employee must promptly notify their Supervisor of their absence or be subject to discipline. SECTION 17: Upon termination of employment for any reason other than gross misconduct, an employee with accrued sick days shall be entitled to receive compensation to a maximum accrual of thirty (30) sick days based upon the following graduated schedule of months of service.

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.124.1: Full time employees nurse supervisors shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse. 21.224.2: Full time employees nurse supervisors shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty (40) days. 21.324.3: In A nurse supervisor shall be eligible to use sick days, upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period, for personal illness or serious or critical illness or event related to a serious or critical illness of their spouse, parent or child. Up to three (3) days may be used without medical proof for a non-complicated delivery of a grandchild. Additional days may be granted at the discretion of the Employer in the event of a serious medically complicated delivery. The Nurse Supervisor shall be required to provide proof of illness of the spouse, parent, spouse’s parent or child, the employee shall be entitled to use up to a maximum of ten (10) sick days per incident as approved by the supervisor. The supervisor may extend this to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.424.4: In the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days to a maximum of five (5) days as determined by the supervisor. Immediate family shall be defined as: mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, or immediate family of the spouse according to the preceding definition. 21.5: The A nurse supervisor may require proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline. 21.6: An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.724.5: An employee The County may place a Nurse Supervisor whose attendance is questionable and who uses two (2) sick days in a thirty (30) calendar day period or six (6) days in a ninety (90) calendar day period, without a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness shall be on a “proof required status”. Proof required status shall mean the employee Nurse Supervisor must provide a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee The Nurse Supervisor shall be on proof required status for ninety six (906) calendar daysmonths. The employee Nurse Supervisor who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall not only be denied sick day compensation, but shall be subject to discipline. The Court Administrator or designee may choose not to place the employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) year. 21.824.6: Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.924.7: An employee A nurse supervisor shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. Salary continuation shall be for a period of five (5) years. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement plan, social security and/or Worker’s Compensation. 21.10: The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11: The disabled employee shall be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classification. 21.12: Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty (50%) percent of the premium cost. B. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14: The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate. 21.15: Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer.

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.1: Section 1 Full time employees shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse, such as a pattern of unexcused absences but excluding preapproved absences. 21.2: Section 2 An employee shall be eligible to use sick days after completion of the probationary period. Section 3 Full time employees shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty (40) days. 21.3: Section 4 In the event of a serious illness of to the spouse, parent, child, step-child or spouse’s parent or childparent, the employee shall be entitled to use up to a maximum of ten (10) sick days per incident as approved by the supervisorCourt Administrator or the Court’s designee. The supervisor Court Administrator or the Court’s designee may extend this to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.4: In Section 5 The Court Administrator or the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days to a maximum of five (5) days as determined by the supervisor. Immediate family shall be defined as: mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, or immediate family of the spouse according to the preceding definition. 21.5: The supervisor Court’s designee may require proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline. 21.6: Section 6 An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.7: An employee who uses six (6) days in a ninety (90) day period, without a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness shall be on a “proof required status”. Section 7 Proof required status shall mean the employee must provide a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee who uses six (6) days in a ninety (90) day period or three (3) days in a thirty (30) day period without a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness shall be on a “proof required status”. An employee shall be on proof required status for ninety up to five (905) calendar daysmonths at the discretion of the Court. The employee who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall be subject to discipline. The Court Administrator or designee may choose not to place the employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) year. 21.8: Section 8 Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor Court Administrator or the Court’s designee shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.9: Section 9 An employee shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence on the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. F.I.C.A. Salary continuation shall be for a period of five (5) years. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement planRetirement Plan, social security Social Security and/or Worker’s Compensation. 21.10: Section 10 The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11: Section 11 The disabled employee shall not be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classificationa classification other than the classification held at the time of disability. 21.12: Section 12 Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. a. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty percent (50%) of the premium costs. b. After the six (6) months period stipulated in the preceding Section a, the employee is responsible for one hundred percent (100%) of the premium cost. B. c. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14: Section 13 The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a options to the core salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate.: 21.15: A. CORE OPTION B. OPTION I Section 14 Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer. Section 15 The employee shall be eligible to supplement disability compensation with vacation or sick days on a ratio of one (1) vacation day or one (1) sick day to three (3) days of absence in order to remain at full normal gross salary. The employee must supplement on a continuous basis commencing the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall not be entitled to supplement on an intermittent basis. Section 16 When an employee’s illness or physical condition raises the question of fitness Section 17 An employee on an approved disability leave using sick days, salary continuation or disability insurance, shall be subject to all the provisions of Article 21 - Leave of Absence. Section 18 The employee must promptly notify the Court Administrator or the Court’s designee of an absence or be subject to discipline. Section 19 Upon termination of employment for any reason other than gross misconduct, an employee with accrued sick days shall be entitled to receive compensation to a maximum accrual of thirty (30) sick days based upon the following graduated schedule of months of service: Section 20 Employees subject to another sick day policy other than that which is provided herein shall upon entry into this Unit be compensated for sick day accruals as follows: a. The employee shall retain accrued sick days to a maximum of thirty (30) days. b. The employee shall be paid off at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of the remaining value of the sick days.

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.1SECTION 1: Full time regular employees shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Sick days will be counted as days worked. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse. 21.2SECTION 2: Full time regular employees shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty (40) days. 21.3SECTION 3: In An employee shall be eligible to use sick days upon satisfactory completion of the event of a orientation period, for personal illness or serious or critical illness of the spouse, parent, spouse’s parent or child, the employee shall be entitled immediate family not to use up to a maximum of exceed ten (10) sick days. Nothing will prevent the Superintendent from extending the number of sick days per incident as approved by based on the supervisorseverity of individual cases. The supervisor may extend this employee shall also be eligible to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.4: In the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days up to a maximum of five (5) sick days as determined by funeral leave in the supervisor. Immediate event of an immediate family shall be members death as defined as: and limited to; spouse, child, step-child, sibling, grandparent, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, grandchild or immediate family member of the spouse according to the preceding definition. The employee shall be required to provide proof of illness to the spouse, parent or child. The employee shall be required to provide proof of the death of immediate family member. Nothing will prevent the Superintendent from extending the number of sick days based on the severity of individual cases. 21.5: The supervisor may require proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline. 21.6SECTION 4: An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.7SECTION 5: An employee who uses exhibits questionable attendance shall be subject to a “proof required status”. Questionable attendance shall mean a pattern of absences or frequent absences beyond two (2) days in a thirty (30) day period or six (6) days in a ninety (90) day period, without . An employee who has provided appropriate verification of a statement medical condition prohibiting them from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness working shall not be considered to be on a “proof required status”. Proof required status shall mean the employee must provide a statement from their attending physician or other bona fide medical professional indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee shall be on “proof required status status” for ninety (90) calendar days. The employee who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall be subject to discipline. The Court Administrator or designee Superintendent may choose not to place the an employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) yearcircumstances warrant. 21.8A. Not to include approved non-sick days, such as bereavement days. B. Not to include worker’s compensation. SECTION 6: Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.9SECTION 7: An employee shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. Salary F.I.C.A. Short term leave salary continuation shall be for a period of five six (56) yearsmonths. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement plan, social security and/or Workerworker’s Compensationcompensation. 21.10SECTION 8: The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11SECTION 9: The disabled employee shall not be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classificationa classification other than the classification held at the time of disability. 21.12SECTION 10: Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary day, continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty (50%) percent of the premium cost. B. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14SECTION 11: The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a options to the long term leave core salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate. 21.15A. CORE PLAN SECTION 12: Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer. SECTION 13: The employee shall be eligible to supplement disability compensation with sick or vacation on a ratio of one (1) sick or vacation day to three (3) days of absence in order to remain at full normal gross salary. SECTION 14: When an employee’s illness or physical condition raises the question of fitness to perform normal duties, or if the employee exhibits questionable attendance, the Supervisor may require the employee to submit to a physical examination and the County shall pay the expenses incurred. SECTION 15: An employee on an approved disability leave using sick days, salary continuation or disability insurance shall be subject to all the provisions of Article 19 - Leave of Absence. SECTION 16: The employee must promptly notify their Supervisor of their absence or be subject to discipline. SECTION 17: Upon termination of employment for any reason other than gross misconduct, an employee with accrued sick days shall be entitled to receive compensation to a maximum accrual of thirty (30) sick days based upon the following graduated schedule of months of service.

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.1: Full time employees shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse. 21.2: Full time employees shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty thirty (4030) days. 21.3: In the event of a serious illness of the spouse, parent, spouse’s parent or child, the employee shall be entitled to use up to a maximum of ten (10) sick days per incident as approved by the supervisor. The supervisor may extend this to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.4: In the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days to a maximum of five (5) days as determined by the supervisor. Immediate family shall be defined as: mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, or immediate family of the spouse according to the preceding definition. 21.5: The supervisor may require proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline. 21.6: An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.7: An employee who uses six (6) days in a ninety (90) day period, without a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness shall be on a “proof required status”. Proof required status shall mean the employee must provide a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee shall be on proof required status for ninety (90) calendar days. The employee who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall be subject to discipline. The Court Administrator or designee may choose not to place the employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) year. 21.8: Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.9: An employee shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. Salary continuation shall be for a period of five (5) years. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement plan, social security and/or Worker’s Compensation. 21.10: The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11: The disabled employee shall be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classification. 21.12: Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty (50%) percent of the premium cost. B. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14: The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate. 21.15: Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer.

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.1SECTION 1: Full time regular employees shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Sick days will be counted as days worked. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse.this 21.2SECTION 2: Full time regular employees shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty thirty (4030) days. 21.3SECTION 3: In An employee shall be eligible to use sick days upon satisfactory completion of the event of a orientation period, for personal illness or serious or critical illness of the spouse, parent, spouse’s parent or child, the employee shall be entitled immediate family not to use up to a maximum of exceed ten (10) sick days. Nothing will prevent the Superintendent from extending the number of sick days per incident as approved by based on the supervisorseverity of individual cases. The supervisor may extend this employee shall also be eligible to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.4: In the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days up to a maximum of five (5) sick days a funeral leave in the event of an immediate family members death as determined by the supervisor. Immediate family shall be defined as: and limited to; spouse, child, step-child, sibling, grandparent, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, grandchild or immediate family member of the spouse according to the preceding definition. The employee shall be required to provide proof of illness to the spouse, parent or child. The employee shall be required to provide proof of the death of immediate family member. Nothing will prevent the Superintendent from extending the number of sick days based on the severity of individual cases. 21.5: The supervisor may require proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline. 21.6SECTION 4: An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.7SECTION 5: An employee who uses exhibits questionable attendance shall be subject to a “proof required status”. Questionable attendance shall mean a pattern of absences or frequent absences beyond two (2) days in a thirty (30) day period or six (6) days in a ninety (90) day period, without . An employee who has provided appropriate verification of a statement medical condition prohibiting them from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness working shall not be considered to be on a “proof required status”. Proof required status shall mean the employee must provide a statement from their attending physician or other bonafide medical professional indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee shall be on “proof required status status” for ninety (90) calendar days. The employee who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall be subject to discipline. The Court Administrator or designee Superintendent may choose not to place the an employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) yearcircumstances warrant. 21.8A. Not to include approved non-sick days, such as bereavement days. B. Not to include worker’s compensation. SECTION 6: Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.9SECTION 7: An employee shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. F.I.C.A. Salary continuation shall be for a period of five (5) years. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement plan, social security and/or Workerworker’s Compensationcompensation. 21.10SECTION 8: The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11SECTION 9: The disabled employee shall not be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classificationa classification other than the classification held at the time of disability. 21.12SECTION 10: Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary day, continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty (50%) percent of the premium cost. B. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14SECTION 11: The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a option to the core salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate. 21.15A. CORE PLAN SECTION 12: Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer. SECTION 13: The employee shall be eligible to supplement disability compensation with sick or vacation on a ratio of one (1) sick or vacation day to three (3) days of absence in order to remain at full normal gross salary. SECTION 14: When an employee’s illness or physical condition raises the question of fitness to perform normal duties, or if the employee exhibits questionable attendance, the Supervisor may require the employee to submit to a physical examination and the County shall pay the expenses incurred. SECTION 15: An employee on an approved disability leave using sick days, salary continuation or disability insurance shall be subject to all the provisions of Article 19 - Leave of Absence. SECTION 16: The employee must promptly notify their Supervisor of their absence or be subject to discipline. SECTION 17: Upon termination of employment for any reason other than gross misconduct, an employee with accrued sick days shall be entitled to receive compensation to a maximum accrual of thirty (30) sick days based upon the following graduated schedule of months of service.

SICK DAYS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE. 21.122.1: Full time employees shall be credited with one (1) sick day upon each monthly anniversary to be used for the purposes provided by this Agreement. Any sick day use other than provided by this Agreement shall be considered a misuse and an abuse. 21.222.2: Full time employees shall be entitled to accrue sick days to a maximum of forty (40) days. 21.322.3: In the event of a serious illness of the spouse, parent, spouse’s parent or child, the employee shall be entitled to use up to a maximum of ten (10) sick days per incident as approved by the supervisor. The supervisor may extend this to an additional twenty (20) sick days. 21.422.4: In the event of a death of a member of the immediate family, the employee may use sick days to a maximum of five (5) days as determined by the supervisorFriend of Court. Immediate family shall be defined as: mother, father, step-parent, brother, sister, spouse, child, step-child, grandparent, grandchild, or immediate family of the spouse according to the preceding definition. 21.522.5: The supervisor Friend of Court may require proof of serious illness or death prior to approval of any sick day use. Employees who attempt to use or use sick days for reasons other than provided herein shall be subject to discipline. 21.622.6: An employee shall not be entitled to use more sick days than have been accrued or in advance of days to be credited. 21.722.7: An employee who uses six (6) days in a ninety (90) day period, without a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of their illness shall be on a “proof required status”. Proof required status shall mean the employee must provide a statement from their attending physician indicating the nature of the illness in order to be eligible for sick day pay. An employee shall be on proof required status for ninety (90) calendar days. The employee who fails to provide appropriate medical verification shall be subject to discipline. The Friend of Court Administrator or designee may choose not to place the employee on proof required status if the employee has not exhibited a questionable attendance pattern during the preceding one (1) year. 21.822.8: Sick days may be taken in place of normally scheduled work days, excluding holidays. Sick days used during an approved vacation shall not result in deduction from vacation accumulation but rather from sick day accumulation. The supervisor shall have the right to require the employee to provide a physician’s statement verifying an illness during a vacation. Sick days when authorized, shall be counted as days worked for the purpose of computing benefits provided for in this Agreement. 21.922.9: An employee shall be eligible for salary continuation when an illness or injury extends beyond twenty (20) consecutive work days. Compensation shall commence the twenty-first (21st) work day and shall provide two-thirds (2/3) of the disabled employee’s normal pay before all payroll deductions including taxes and F.I.C. A. Salary continuation shall be for a period of five (5) years. Verification of a continuing medical disability may be required by the County in order to provide salary continuation. Salary continuation shall be offset by benefits derived from the County’s retirement plan, social security and/or Worker’s Compensation. 21.10: The County shall provide the disabled employee salary continuation from the twenty-first (21st) work day to the one hundred and eightieth (180th) calendar day from disability. During the period that the County provides the disabled employee salary continuation, the employee shall be entitled to continuation of the fringe benefits based on salary which shall be provided consistent with the employee’s reduced salary. In other words, all benefits based upon salary shall be computed upon the reduced salary. 21.11: The disabled employee shall be ineligible for salary continuation for refusal to accept an offer of work in an economically equivalent classification. 21.12: Commencing the one hundred and eighty-first (181st) calendar day salary continuation shall be provided by an insurance carrier of the County’s choice or by the County at the County’s discretion. At such time the disabled employee shall not be eligible for fringe benefits. Be it provided, however, that the disabled employee shall be entitled to obtain group health insurance through the County in accordance with the following safeguards and conditions: A. The disabled employee shall be entitled to six (6) months of health care coverage provided the employee pays fifty (50%) percent of the premium cost. B. The County shall require prepayment of all premium costs. 21.13: In the event of an unpaid leave of absence the employee is eligible to purchase health care coverage from the date the leave is unpaid. Be it provided the employee shall be required to pay fifty percent (50%) of the premium cost determined by the County and shall be entitled to purchase health care coverage for a period not to exceed six (6) months. 21.14: The employee shall be entitled to select either of the following as a salary continuation (disability) plan: * 66 2/3% of base salary * 5 years from date of disability * $4,000 monthly maximum * 70% of base salary * Benefit to age 65 * $6,000 monthly maximum The employee electing Option I shall pay, by bi-weekly payroll deduction, the difference in premium between the Core Plan and Option I at the County’s group rate. 21.15: Nothing shall prohibit the County from offering the employee a redemption in lieu of salary continuation. Be it provided, however, that the employee shall have sole responsibility to accept or reject a redemptive offer.