Common use of Sick Leave Benefits Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A full-time employees shall accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid (a) Except as noted in 19.1 (e), a full time Member shall not lose the full pay and benefits which he/she could have earned up to one hundred five (105) continuous calendar days as a result of a non-compensable illness or injury. Should such absence continue beyond the said one hundred five (105) days caused by the same illness or injury, the Member must apply for long term disability benefits at least 5 weeks prior to the expiry of his/her pre-long term disability sick leave. Qualification for long term disability will be based on satisfying the requirements of the long term disability plan. (b) In the event of an absence under this Article of three (3) days or less, the Member shall notify his/her Xxxx'x office or the Xxxx of Library and Multicultural Learning (referred to in this Article as the "appropriate person"). For absences in excess of three (3) days, the Member shall also notify the appropriate person of the probable duration of the absence and may be required to submit a medical certificate(s) with respect to such absence. Where shorter absences show unusual patterns or are frequently repeated, a medical certificate(s) may be required for absences of three (3) days or less. (c) A fullMember who requires time off to attend a medical, dental, or other similar health related appointment shall be entitled to a reasonable leave of absence with full pay and benefits. (d) Term employees shall be entitled to three (3) days sick leave at commencement of their contract and shall earn sick leave at a rate of 1 day for each month in which an employee has worked at least fifteen (15) days (vacation will be counted as days worked for this purpose), to a maximum accumulation of 63 days. These credits shall accumulate on a pro-rated basis for part-time employees shall accumulate credits employees. (e) Sick time accumulation for Nursing Practice Educators will be at the rate of four (4) hours for each full 1.5 days per month of employment, up to with a maximum accumulation of three hundred seventy-six 75 days. Should an absence continue beyond fifteen (37615) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from caused by the first day of such continuous same illness or accidentinjury, accumulated time off, etc., the Member must apply for long term disability benefits at least 5 weeks prior to the expiry of his/her pre-long term disability sick leave. Qualification for long term disability will be counted for based on satisfying the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit requirements of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to worklong term disability plan.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid (a) Except as noted in 19.1 (e), a full time Member shall not lose the full pay and benefits which he/she could have earned up to one hundred five (105) continuous calendar days as a result of a non-compensable illness or injury. Should such absence continue beyond the said one hundred five (105) days caused by the same illness or injury, the Member must apply for long term disability benefits at least 5 weeks prior to the expiry of his/her pre-long term disability sick leave. Qualification for long term disability will be based on satisfying the requirements of the long term disability plan. (b) In the event of an absence under this Article of three (3) days or less, the Member shall notify his/her Xxxx'x office or the Director of Library Services (referred to in this Article as the "appropriate person"). For absences in excess of three (3) days, the Member shall also notify the appropriate person of the probable duration of the absence and may be required to submit a medical certificate(s) with respect to such absence. Where shorter absences show unusual patterns or are frequently repeated, a medical certificate(s) may be required for absences of three (3) days or less. (c) A fullMember who requires time off to attend a medical, dental, or other similar health related appointment shall be entitled to a reasonable leave of absence with full pay and benefits. (d) Term employees shall be entitled to three (3) days sick leave at commencement of their contract and shall earn sick leave at a rate of 1 day for each month in which an employee has worked at least fifteen (15) days (vacation will be counted as days worked for this purpose), to a maximum accumulation of 63 days. These credits shall accumulate on a pro-rated basis for part-time employees shall accumulate credits employees. (e) Sick time accumulation for Nursing Practice Educators will be at the rate of four (4) hours for each full 1.5 days per month of employment, up to with a maximum accumulation of three hundred seventy-six 75 days. Should an absence continue beyond fifteen (37615) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from caused by the first day of such continuous same illness or accidentinjury, accumulated time off, etc., the Member must apply for long term disability benefits at least 5 weeks prior to the expiry of his/her pre-long term disability sick leave. Qualification for long term disability will be counted for based on satisfying the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit requirements of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to worklong term disability plan.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A Every full-time employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay as herein provided, if the employee is compelled to be absent from work due to any illness or injury other than that caused by or arising from the employee's own moral turpitude. Such sick leave shall be allowed as follows: 1. Employees must complete six consecutive months of service without being absent without pay for more than a total of ten working days before accruing sick leave. At the completion of the qualifying period, such employees shall accumulate credits accrue one additional day at the rate end of four (4) hours for each full subsequent month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after worked until January 1 following completion of a three (3) the six-month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from Such accrual will be on the first day of the pay period in which the employee's anniversary date falls. Beginning January 1 following completion of the qualifying period, employees shall be allowed 12 working days' leave at full pay and 5 working days at seventy-five (75%) of full pay, each calendar year, plus the days of sick leave accrued and accumulated as provided in this Section. Any unused balance of sick leave at fifty percent (50%) of full pay accrued prior to January 1, 1998 shall be compensated by cash payment at twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee’s salary rate upon retirement or upon death if eligible to retire on the date of death. 2. Changes in the employee's rate of accrual resulting from a change in his/her bargaining unit shall be adjusted on the January 1 following such continuous illness or accidentchange. 3. Half-time employees, accumulated time offas defined by LAAC Section 4.110, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for must complete a period of thirteen (13) six consecutive weeks from months of service, and must have been compensated for at least 500 hours before qualifying for sick leave. Upon completion of the qualifying period, a half-time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall will be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences allowed leave prorated on the basis of the total number of hours scheduled in relationship to the total number of hours required for full-time employment. 4. Intermittent employees as defined by LAAC Section 4.110(b) shall not be entitled to accrue or use sick leave benefits. When a full-time or half-time employee becomes an intermittent employee's regularly scheduled workdays, all accrued and accumulated sick leave for which he/she has been credited shall remain credited to the employee but frozen in the amount so accrued and accumulated without increase or decrease because of the change in work schedule. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness Such benefits may only be used if the employee becomes a half-time or nonfull-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the time employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An intermittent employee who becomes a full-time or half-time employee, having accumulated Sick Leave who has not previously qualified for sick leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirtyas a full or half-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilegeemployee, shall be disciplined by required to complete the Employersix month qualifying period and to have been compensated for at least 500 hours in accordance with this Article. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of No sick leave at partial pay shall be allowed any employee unless and until all sick leave with full pay to which the employee or terminate the employeeis entitled shall have been used. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee All sick leave shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workbe taken in no less than one-half (½) hour increments.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A full-time Effective January all regular employees shall accumulate credits paid sick leave after days probation period with the Employer, at the rate of one-half day (i.e. four (4) hours or four and one half (4 for each full line haul drivers) per qualifying month. A qualifying month will be one hundred and twenty-five (125) hours of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays(including vacation and General Holidays) in a calendar month. After accumulating one (1) or more days sick leave, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information payment will be made available to employees commencing on a monthly basis. If an the first full day of illness on which the employee fails to meet the above hour requirement would be working and will continue for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits each day until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness employee uses up his sick leave, qualifies for weekly indemnity or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who until he is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work, whichever occurs first. Teamsters Local Union North Collective Agreement A maximum of forty-eight (48) hours sick leave may be accumulated in a year. At December of each year, the company will hold the minimum of forty-eight (48) hours in the employee's hour credit bank to be used for this purpose. Any accumulated hours over forty-eight (48) hours in any one year will be paid to the employee as a bonus, when one goes on vacation, if desired. The employee shall be entitled to the equivalent number of days off at the time of receiving vacation, if so desired and may be taken in months other than May 1st to August and the month of December. When an employee terminates for any reason, the employer will pay all the accumulated sick hours credited in the employee's hour bank. Accrued sick leave forms will be provided once a year where one must make the election to receive either a lump sum payment on the 31"' day of March or lump sum payment with your vacation pay or days. Employees shall have the option of taking banked sick days as vacation time, not limiting their scheduling to be in conjunction with vacation time taken. Sick days booked off as vacation time shall be awarded in a block with only one employee per unit off at a time and subsequent to any regular vacation requests. Pay-outs will be made by separate cheque. It shall be the responsibility of the employee to claim for accredited sick leave. Any abuse of the sick leave provisions will result in the immediate discharge of the employee. An employee who is persistently or absent from work on excuse of illness or sickness, may be required to submit to a medical examination by a doctor designated by the Employer. Where such examination does not providejustifiable medical grounds for such absences, the Employer may give the employee a warning. In the event such absences continue after the written warning, the Employer may discharge the employee. Where an employee is declared by a doctor to be physically able and capable of resuming his employment, the employee is obligated to immediately return to work. In the event that the employee fails to return to work following such declaration, the Employer may deem the continuing absence to be a voluntary termination of employment by the employee. When an employee is absent from work due to illness, sickness or accident, the employee shall make every reasonable effort to notify his immediate supetvisor as early in the day as possible.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A Every full-time employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay if the employee is compelled to be absent from work due to any illness or injury other than that caused by or arising from the employee's own moral turpitude. Such sick leave shall be allowed as follows: 1. Employees must complete six consecutive months of service without being absent without pay for more than a total of ten working days before accruing sick leave. At the completion of the qualifying period, such employees shall accumulate credits accrue one day of sick leave, and shall accrue one additional day at the rate end of four (4) hours for each full subsequent month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after worked until January 1 following completion of a three (3) the six-month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from Such accrual will be on the first day of the pay period in which the employee's anniversary date falls. Beginning January 1 following completion of the qualifying period, employees shall be allowed 12 working days' leave at full pay and five working days at 75% of full pay each calendar year, plus the days of sick leave accrued and accumulated as provided in this Article. Any unused balance of sick leave at 50% of full pay accrued prior to January 1, 1998 shall be compensated by cash payment at 25% of the employee’s salary rate upon retirement or upon death if eligible to retire on the date of death. 2. Changes in an employee's rate of accrual resulting from a change in his/her bargaining unit shall be adjusted on the January 1 following such continuous illness or accidentchange. 3. Half-time employees, accumulated time offas defined by Section 4.110 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for must complete a period of thirteen (13) six consecutive weeks from months of service, and must have been compensated for at least 500 hours before qualifying for sick leave. Upon completion of the qualifying period, a half-time he or she first fails employee will be allowed leave prorated on the basis of total number of hours scheduled in relationship to meet it, such an employee the total number of hours required for full-time employment. No sick leave at partial pay shall be disqualifiedallowed any employee unless and until all sick leave with full pay to which the employee is entitled shall have been used. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases All sick leave shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, taken in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to no less than thirtyone-six half (361/2) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workhour increments.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A ‌ (a) All full-time time, regular employees shall be entitled to earn sick leave benefits at the following rate: Regularly Scheduled Sick Leave Earning Rate Hours Per Week Bi-weekly Pay Period 40 hours 4.0 hours Earned sick leave may accumulate and is cumulative from year to year without limitation. Sick leave credits shall accrue for each pay period the employee is in full pay status a major portion of hishis/her regularly scheduled bi-weekly hours. (b) Sick leave may be granted only as the result of: (1) illness, medical or dental consultation, or injury of the employee; (2) illness or injury of the employee’s spouse, certified domestic partner, child, or adopted child, mother, or father, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f); or, (3) illness or injury of the employee’s brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, stepchild, mother-in-law or father-in-law, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f). (c) An employee may be granted three (3) days’ of bereavement leave to attend the funeral of hishis/her spouse, certified domestic partner, child, adopted child, or stepchild residing with the employee; mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. The employee may be required to provide proof of death. Additional time needed in excess of three (3) days may be granted by the Ddepartment Hhead. Such time shall be charged against the employee’s sick leave. (d) Sick leave may be granted due to medical necessity associated with pregnancy, childbirth and recovery. (e) Sick leave shall be charged on an hourly basis for each full hour or major portion of an hour of sick leave taken. Holidays occurring during sick leave periods shall not be counted as sick leave time. Sick leave taken during a bi-weekly pay period shall be charged before sick leave earned that pay period is credited. (f) An employee requiring sick leave must provide hishis/her Department Head/Division Head with evidence of such need. Thereupon, the Department Head/Division Head shall guarantee hishis/her personal knowledge of the need by certifying to the Payroll Clerk the granting of sick leave. To insure such knowledge, hehe/she may require the employee to provide a written doctor’s statement before sick leave may be granted. (g) If an employee does not have adequate accumulated sick leave time, the Department Head/Division Head may grant the use of accumulated vacation time in lieu thereof. In no case, however, will sick leave be granted in lieu of vacation time. (h) Upon retirement, except for cause, an employee shall be compensated for accumulated sick leave as follows: (1) Effective July 1, 2002, Eemployees having a minimum of four hundred fifty (450) to seven hundred fifty (750) hours shall be compensated at the rate of four forty percent (440%) of total accumulated hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of forty percent (40%) of seven hundred fifty (750) hours at hishis/her/her base hourly rate of pay. (2) Effective July 1, 2002, Eemployees having a minimum of seven hundred fifty-one (751) to one thousand three hundred seventy-six (3761,300) hours shall be compensated at the rate of sixty percent (60%) of hishis/her/her total accumulated hours up to a maximum of sixty percent (60%) of one thousand three hundred (1,300) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date , at hishis//her baseher base hourly rate of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three pay. (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidaysAny employee hired after September 9, vacations2011, sickness having between four hundred fifty (450) and one thousand three hundred (1,300) hours in hishis/her or accident her sick leave bank, when retiring from employment, except for cause, from employment, shall be cashed out at the rates described in paragraphs (i1) and (ii2) above up to a maximum of twnty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) at hishis/her /her base hourly rate of pay. (4) To be eligible for this benefit, an employee must not exceeding thirty-nine use more than one hundred sixty (395) consecutive weeks calculated An employee who is separated from the first day City of such continuous illness or accidentReno for cause shall not be eligible for this benefit. (6) In case of death of the employee prior to retirement, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or nonthis cash-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, out benefit will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employeremployee’s estate. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit case of on-the-job death of the employee or terminate prior to retirement, all accrued hours shall be paid to the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work’s estate.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A ‌ (a) All full-time time, regular employees shall be entitled to earn sick leave benefits at the following rate: Regularly Scheduled Sick Leave Earning Rate Hours Per Week Bi-weekly Pay Period 40 hours 4.0 hours Earned sick leave may accumulate and is cumulative from year to year without limitation. Sick leave credits shall accrue for each pay period the employee is in full pay status a major portion of his/her regularly scheduled bi-weekly hours. (b) Sick leave may be granted only as the result of: (1) illness, medical or dental consultation, or injury of the employee; (2) illness or injury of the employee’s spouse, certified domestic partner, child, or adopted child, mother, or father, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f); or, (3) illness or injury of the employee’s brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, stepchild, mother-in-law or father-in-law, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f). (c) An employee may be granted three (3) days of bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his/her spouse, certified domestic partner, child, adopted child, or stepchild residing with the employee; mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. The employee may be required to provide proof of death. Additional time needed in excess of three (3) days may be granted by the Department Head. Such time shall be charged against the employee’s sick leave. (d) Sick leave may be granted due to medical necessity associated with pregnancy, childbirth and recovery. (e) Sick leave shall be charged on an hourly basis for each full hour or major portion of an hour of sick leave taken. Holidays occurring during sick leave periods shall not be counted as sick leave time. Sick leave taken during a bi-weekly pay period shall be charged before sick leave earned that pay period is credited. (f) An employee requiring sick leave must provide his/her Department Head/Division Head with evidence of such need. Thereupon, the Department Head/Division Head shall guarantee his/her personal knowledge of the need by certifying to the Payroll Clerk the granting of sick leave. To insure such knowledge, he/she may require the employee to provide a written doctor’s statement before sick leave may be granted. (g) If an employee does not have adequate accumulated sick leave time, the Department Head/Division Head may grant the use of accumulated vacation time in lieu thereof. In no case, however, will sick leave be granted in lieu of vacation time. (h) Upon retirement, an employee shall be compensated for accumulated sick leave as follows: (1) Employees having a minimum of four hundred fifty (450) to seven hundred fifty (750) hours shall be compensated at the rate of four forty percent (440%) of total accumulated hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of forty percent (40%) of seven hundred fifty (750) hours at his/her base hourly rate of pay. (2) Employees having a minimum of seven hundred fifty-one (751) to one thousand three hundred seventy-six (3761,300) hours shall be compensated at the rate of sixty percent (60%) of his/her total accumulated hours up to a maximum of sixty percent (60%) of one thousand three hundred (1,300) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date , at his/her base hourly rate of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three pay. (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidaysAny employee hired after September 9, vacations2011, sickness or accident having between four hundred fifty (450) and one thousand three hundred (1,300) hours in his/her sick leave bank, when retiring from employment, shall be cashed out at the rates described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above up to a maximum of twnty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) at his/her base hourly rate of pay. (4) To be eligible for this benefit, an employee must not exceeding thirty-nine use more than one hundred sixty (39160) consecutive weeks calculated hours of sick leave during the last twenty four (24) months of service, except in the case of a documented serious health condition. (5) An employee who is separated from the first day City of such continuous illness or accidentReno for cause shall not be eligible for this benefit. (6) In case of death of the employee prior to retirement, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or nonthis cash-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, out benefit will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employeremployee’s estate. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit case of on-the-job death of the employee or terminate prior to retirement, all accrued hours shall be paid to the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report ’s estate. (7) Sick leave taken for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify “serious health condition” will be in compliance with the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence City’s Sick Leave and give notice of when they are able to return to workFamily Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policies and procedures.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A (a) After three (3) months' continuous employment, full-time employees shall accumulate sick leave credits at on the rate basis of four one and one-quarter (41 1/4) days for each month of employment. Credit for three and three-quarter (3 3/4) days' sick leave shall be granted after completion of the three (3) month waiting period. Unused sick leave credits shall be cumulative to a maximum of forty (40) days. (b) Regular part-time employees shall accumulate sick leave credits on the basis of ten (10) hours for each full month one hundred seventy-three (173) hours worked. Once an employee qualifies for this benefit pursuant to Article 12 - 1, they shall be credited with sick leave credits on the basis of employmenthours worked to the beginning of the thirteen (13) consecutive week period in which they last qualified. Should an employee work for less than an average of twenty-four (24) hours per week over a twenty-six (26) consecutive week period, they will lose this benefit, however, they will be allowed to keep the unused sick leave credits they have accumulated. Unused sick leave credits for part-time employees shall accumulate to a maximum of three hundred and twenty (320) hours. Sick pay benefits shall apply only for absences from scheduled work. (c) Xxxx Leave credits, up to a maximum of three hundred seventytwenty-six four (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (3624) hours per weekyear, may be used by an employee in respect of sickness of a spouse or dependent children and parents. Employees will be eligible for such leave provided that: i) The sickness is bona fide. A medical certificate may be requested. The cost of providing the medical certificate shall be paid Sick Leave by the Co-operative on provision of an invoice. ii) The sickness requires the employee to be present personally. It will be the extent employee’s responsibility to indicate the reasons. (d) The parties agree that the abuse of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnitysick leave is a serious matter. Employees, if found Any employee Found abusing this privilege, sick leave benefits shall be disciplined by the EmployerCo-operative. (e) The Co-operative reserves the right to require a medical certificate in order to establish eligibility for sick leave benefits. (f) An employee shall be limited to a maximum cumulative total of twelve (12) hours sick leave per year for appointments with the employee’s doctor, dentist and optometrist. In such casesSick leave pay shall not be granted for doctor’s office appointments, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of dentist appointments and optometrist appointments unless the employee can show just cause why their appointment could not be arranged for their scheduled time off. A medical or terminate the employeedental appointment within a town serviced by a co-op location will normally be no longer than one (1) hour. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workAn appointment in Moose Jaw will normally be no more than four (4) hours.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A (a) After three (3) months' continuous employment, full-time employees shall accumulate sick leave credits at on the rate basis of four one and one-quarter (41 1/4) days for each month of employment. Credit for three and three-quarter (3 3/4) days' sick leave shall be granted after completion of the three (3) month waiting period. Unused sick leave credits shall be cumulative to a maximum of forty (40) days. (b) Regular part-time employees shall accumulate sick leave credits on the basis of ten (10) hours for each full month one hundred seventy-three (173) hours worked. Once an employee qualifies for this benefit pursuant to Article 00 - 0, xx/xxx xxxxx xx credited with sick leave credits on the basis of employmenthours worked to the beginning of the thirteen (13) consecutive week period in which he/she last qualified. Should an employee work for less than an average of twenty-four (24) hours per week over a twenty-six (26) consecutive week period, he/she will lose this benefit, however, he/she will be allowed to keep the unused sick leave credits he/she has accumulated. Unused sick leave credits for part-time employees shall accumulate to a maximum of three hundred and twenty (320) hours. Sick pay benefits shall apply only for absences from scheduled work. (c) Sick Leave credits, up to a maximum of three hundred seventytwenty-six four (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (3624) hours per weekyear, may be used by an employee in respect of sickness of a spouse or dependent children and parents. Employees will be eligible for such leave provided that: i) The sickness is bona fide. A medical certificate may be requested. The cost of providing the medical certificate shall be paid Sick Leave by the Co-opertive on provision of an invoice. ii) The sickness requires the employee to be present personally. It will be the extent employee’s responsibility to indicate the reasons. (d) The parties agree that the abuse of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnitysick leave is a serious matter. Employees, if found Any employee Found abusing this privilege, sick leave benefits shall be disciplined by the EmployerCo-operative. (e) The Co-operative reserves the right to require a medical certificate in order to establish eligibility for sick leave benefits. (f) An employee shall be limited to a maximum cumulative total of twelve (12) hours sick leave per year for appointments with the employee’s doctor, dentist and optometrist. In such casesSick leave pay shall not be granted for doctor’s office appointments, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of dentist appointments and optometrist appointments unless the employee can show just cause why his/her appointment could not be arranged for his/her scheduled time off. A medical or terminate the employeedental appointment within a town serviced by a co-op location will normally be no longer than one (1) hour. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workAn appointment in Moose Jaw will normally be no more than four (4) hours.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A ‌ (a) All full-time time, regular employees shall be entitled to earn sick leave benefits at the following rate: Regularly Scheduled Sick Leave Earning Rate Hours Per Week Bi-weekly Pay Period 40 hours 4.0 hours Earned sick leave may accumulate and is cumulative from year to year without limitation. Sick leave credits shall accrue for each pay period the employee is in full pay status a major portion of his/her regularly scheduled bi-weekly hours. (b) Sick leave may be granted only as the result of: (1) illness, medical or dental consultation, or injury of the employee; (2) illness or injury of the employee’s spouse, certified domestic partner, child, or adopted child, mother, or father, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f); or, (3) illness or injury of the employee’s brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, stepchild, mother-in-law or father-in-law, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f). (c) An employee may be granted three (3) days of bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his/her spouse, certified domestic partner, child, adopted child, or stepchild residing with the employee; mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. The employee may be required to provide proof of death. Additional time needed in excess of three (3) days may be granted by the Department Head. Such time shall be charged against the employee’s sick leave. (d) Sick leave may be granted due to medical necessity associated with pregnancy, childbirth and recovery. (e) Sick leave shall be charged on an hourly basis for each full hour or major portion of an hour of sick leave taken. Holidays occurring during sick leave periods shall not be counted as sick leave time. Sick leave taken during a bi-weekly pay period shall be charged before sick leave earned that pay period is credited. (f) An employee requiring sick leave must provide his/her Department Head/Division Head with evidence of such need. Thereupon, the Department Head/Division Head shall guarantee his/her personal knowledge of the need by certifying to the Payroll Clerk the granting of sick leave. To insure such knowledge, he/she may require the employee to provide a written doctor’s statement before sick leave may be granted. (g) If an employee does not have adequate accumulated sick leave time, the Department Head/Division Head may grant the use of accumulated vacation time in lieu thereof. In no case, however, will sick leave be granted in lieu of vacation time. (h) Upon retirement, an employee shall be compensated for accumulated sick leave as follows: (1) Employees having a minimum of four hundred fifty (450) to seven hundred fifty (750) hours shall be compensated at the rate of four forty percent (440%) of total accumulated hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of forty percent (40%) of seven hundred fifty (750) hours at his/her base hourly rate of pay. (2) Employees having a minimum of seven hundred fifty-one (751) to one thousand three hundred seventy-six (3761,300) hours shall be compensated at the rate of sixty percent (60%) of his/her total accumulated hours up to a maximum of sixty percent (60%) of one thousand three hundred (1,300) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date , at his/her base hourly rate of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three pay. (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidaysAny employee hired after September 9, vacations2011, sickness or accident having between four hundred fifty (450) and one thousand three hundred (1,300) hours in his/her sick leave bank, when retiring from employment, shall be cashed out at the rates described in paragraphs (1) and (2) above up to a maximum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) at his/her base hourly rate of pay. (4) To be eligible for this benefit, an employee must not exceeding thirty-nine use more than one hundred sixty (39160) consecutive weeks calculated hours of sick leave during the last twenty four (24) months of service, except in the case of a documented serious health condition. (5) An employee who is separated from the first day City of such continuous illness or accidentReno for cause shall not be eligible for this benefit. (6) In case of death of the employee prior to retirement, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or nonthis cash-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, out benefit will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employeremployee’s estate. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit case of on-the-job death of the employee or terminate prior to retirement, all accrued hours shall be paid to the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report ’s estate. (7) Sick leave taken for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify “serious health condition” will be in compliance with the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence City’s Sick Leave and give notice of when they are able to return to workFamily Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policies and procedures.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A full-time employees shall accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. Part-time employees who work an average of (36) hours per week for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks will accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, including any absence from work for which compensation is received under the terms of the Collective Agreement, up to a maximum of three hundred and seventy-six (376) hours. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave sick leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave sick leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave sick leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable noncompensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) ), at the employee's request, request in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave sick leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave sick leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee employee, or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work. Xxxx Leave Employees who retire on pension or who voluntarily terminate their employment with the Employer, or who are permanently laid off from their the Employer, shall upon termination or retirement be paid any sick leave accumulation they may have to their credit. Employees who have a sick leave credit balance in excess of twelve (12) days (ninety-six (96) hours), as of December and on each December 1st thereafter, shall receive a cash payout to a maximum of six (6) unused sick leave days (48) hours), provided no employee's sick leave bank shall fall below twelve (12) days (96) hours), as a result of a cash payout. Eligible employees shall receive a cash payout prior to January 1st of each year.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A full-time employees shall accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. Part-time employees who work an average of thirty-six (36) hours per week for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks will accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, including any absence from work for which compensation is received under the terms of the Collective Agreement, up to a maximum of three hundred and seventy-six (376) hours. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave sick leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave sick leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly regula rly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave sick leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable noncompensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) ), at the employee's request, request in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave sick leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave sick leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee employee, or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A Every full-time employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay as herein provided, if the employee is compelled to be absent from work due to any illness or injury other than that caused by or arising from the employee's own moral turpitude. Such sick leave shall be allowed as follows: 1. Employees must complete six consecutive months of service without being absent without pay for more than a total of ten working days before accruing sick leave. At the completion of the qualifying period, such employees shall accumulate credits accrue one additional day at the rate end of four (4) hours for each full subsequent month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after worked until January 1 following completion of a three (3) the six-month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from Such accrual will be on the first day of the pay period in which the employee's anniversary date falls. Beginning January 1 following completion of the qualifying period, employees shall be allowed 12 working days' leave at full pay and five working days at 75% of full pay, each calendar year, plus the days of sick leave accrued and accumulated as provided in this Section. Any unused balance of sick leave at 50% of full pay accrued prior to January 1, 1998 shall be compensated by cash payment at 25% of the employee’s salary rate upon retirement or upon death if eligible to retire on the date of death. 2. Changes in the employee's rate of accrual resulting from a change in his/her bargaining unit shall be adjusted on the January 1 following such continuous illness or accidentchange. 3. Half-time employees, accumulated time offas defined by Section 4.110 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for must complete a period of thirteen (13) six consecutive weeks from months of service, and must have been compensated for at least 500 hours before qualifying for sick leave. Upon completion of the qualifying period, a half-time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall will be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences allowed leave prorated on the basis of the total number of hours scheduled in relationship to the total number of hours required for full-time employment. 4. Intermittent employees as defined by Section 4.110(b) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code shall not be entitled to accrue or use sick leave benefits. When a full-time or half-time employee becomes an intermittent employee's regularly scheduled workdays, all accrued and accumulated sick leave for which he/she has been credited shall remain credited to the employee but frozen in the amount so accrued and accumulated without increase or decrease because of the change in work schedule. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness Such benefits may only be used if the employee becomes a half-time or nonfull-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the time employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An intermittent employee who becomes a full-time or half-time employee, having accumulated Sick Leave who has not previously qualified for sick leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirtyas a full or half-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilegeemployee, shall be disciplined by required to complete the Employersix month qualifying period and to have been compensated for at least 500 hours in accordance with this Article. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of No sick leave at partial pay shall be allowed any employee unless and until all sick leave with full pay to which the employee or terminate the employeeis entitled shall have been used. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee All sick leave shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workbe taken in whole hour increments.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A fullA. Employees shall accumulate sick leave as follows: Maximum Sick Hours Sick Leave Annual Leave Years of Service Per Pay Period Accumulation Accumulation Employees on twelve (12) hour shifts shall accumulate according to the chart below. Years of Service Hours Sick Leave Per Pay Period Annual Accumulation Maximum Sick Leave Accumulation 0 - 10 5.538 hours 144 hours Unlimited 11 - 8.307 hours 216 hours Unlimited 1. Upon termination and after completing at least one (1) continuous full year of employment, accumulated sick leave shall be compensated for on the basis of one-half (1/2) of accumulated unused sick leave and paid at the employee's current rate of pay, not to exceed one thousand four hundred forty (1440) hours. 2. Upon retirement from County service, as defined by the State of Michigan Municipal Employee Retirement System (MERS), accumulated sick leave shall be compensated for on the basis of three-quarters (3/4) of the accumulated unused sick leave and paid at the employee's current rate of pay, not to exceed one thousand four hundred forty (1440) hours. 3. An equivalent amount of sick leave shall be cancelled for each period of work time an employee is off sick based on the hours the employee is scheduled to work. B. For employees hired on or after September 14, 2010, employees shall accumulate credits sick leave at the rate of four ninety six (496)sick leave hours per year. Sick leave time will be accumulated by two (2) week pay periods based on the number of hours paid not to exceed eighty (80) hours per pay period or 3.69 sick leave hours per pay period. Each employee shall be allowed to accumulate up to one thousand four hundred forty (1440) hours of sick leave. Sick leave accrual rates for each full month a 12-hour shift shall be based on 2,184 hours per year. 1. Payment when separating from County employment for reasons of employmentdeath or to become a retirant member of the Michigan Municipal Employees’ Retirement System: An employee separating from County employment for these reasons shall receive three-quarters (3/4) pay for all unused accumulated Sick Leave, up to a seven hundred twenty (720) hours [maximum of three payout – five hundred seventy-six forty (376540) hours]. Credits Payment shall commence to accumulate be based on the rate the employee is earning at the time of separation. 2. Payment when separating from date of full-time employment but can only be applied the County for reasons other than Retirement or Death; after completion of a at least one (1) year of continuous County employment; Any employee separating for these reasons shall receive one-half (1/2) pay for all unused accumulated sick Leave, up to seven hundred twenty (720) hours [maximum payout – three hundred sixty (3360) month full-time employment eligibility periodhours]. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from Payment shall be based on the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for rate the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It employee is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from earning at the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick separation. C. Donated Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined Policy approved by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit Muskegon County Board of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workCommissioners.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A Every full-time employee shall be entitled to sick leave with pay as herein provided, if the employee is compelled to be absent from work due to any illness or injury other than that caused by or arising from the employee's own moral turpitude. Such sick leave shall be allowed as follows: 1. Employees must complete six consecutive months of service without being absent without pay for more than a total of ten working days before accruing sick leave. At the completion of the qualifying period, such employees shall accumulate credits accrue one additional day at the rate end of four (4) hours for each full subsequent month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after worked until January 1 following completion of a three (3) the six-month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from Such accrual will be on the first day of the pay period in which the employee's anniversary date falls. Beginning January 1 following completion of the qualifying period, employees shall be allowed 12 working days' leave at full pay and five working days at 75% of full pay, each calendar year, plus the days of sick leave accrued and accumulated as provided in this Section. Any unused balance of sick leave at 50% of full pay accrued prior to January 1, 1998 shall be compensated by cash payment at 25% of the employee’s salary rate upon retirement or upon death if eligible to retire on the date of death. 2. Changes in the employee's rate of accrual resulting from a change in his/her bargaining unit shall be adjusted on the January 1 following such continuous illness or accidentchange. 3. Half-time employees, accumulated time offas defined by Section 4.110 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for must complete a period of thirteen (13) six consecutive weeks from months of service, and must have been compensated for at least 500 hours before qualifying for sick leave. Upon completion of the qualifying period, a half-time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall will be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences allowed leave prorated on the basis of the total number of hours scheduled in relationship to the total number of hours required for full-time employment. 4. Intermittent employees as defined by Section 4.110(b) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code shall not be entitled to accrue or use sick leave benefits. When a full-time or half-time employee becomes an intermittent employee's regularly scheduled workdays, all accrued and accumulated sick leave for which he/she has been credited shall remain credited to the employee but frozen in the amount so accrued and accumulated without increase or decrease because of the change in work schedule. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness Such benefits may only be used if the employee becomes a half-time or nonfull-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the time employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An intermittent employee who becomes a full-time or half-time employee, having accumulated Sick Leave who has not previously qualified for sick leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirtyas a full or half-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilegeemployee, shall be disciplined by required to complete the Employersix month qualifying period and to have been compensated for at least 500 hours in accordance with this Article. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of No sick leave at partial pay shall be allowed any employee unless and until all sick leave with full pay to which the employee or terminate the employeeis entitled shall have been used. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee All sick leave shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workbe taken in no less than one-half (1/2) hour increments.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A Management's practices with regard to sick leave benefits will be continued during the term of this MOU. Such practices shall be in accordance with Sections 4.126, 4.126.2 and 4.128 of the LAAC, with the following exceptions: A. Preventive Medical Treatment Notwithstanding Section 4.126(d) of the LAAC, twenty-four (24) hours of one hundred percent (100%) sick leave for a full-time employees shall accumulate credits at the rate of four employee and twelve (412) hours of one hundred percent (100%) sick leave for each full month a regular half-time employee may be used to secure preventive medical treatment for the employee and for the members of employmentthe employee's immediate family. Effective December 27, up to 2015, forty (40) hours of 100% sick leave for a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only employee and twenty (20) hours of one hundred percent (100%) sick leave for a regular half-time employee may be applied after completion used for preventive medical treatment for the employee and for the member of the employee’s immediate family. B. Sick Leave Benefits - Part-Time Employees Notwithstanding Sections 4.126 and 4.126.1 of the LAAC, half-time employees as defined by Article 47 of this MOU must complete a three (3) month period of six consecutive months of service and have been compensated for at least 500 hours before qualifying for sick leave, unless said employees had already completed six consecutive months of service and were compensated for at least 500 hours as an intermittent employee prior to becoming half-time, in which case they will become eligible immediately upon designation to half-time status to accrue and use sick leave at the appropriate pro-rated amount. An intermittent employee who becomes a full-time employment eligibility period. All paid or half-time off such employee, who has not previously qualified for sick leave benefits as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the or half-time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits or who has not completed six months of City service and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) been compensated for 500 hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilegeas an intermittent employee, shall be disciplined by required to complete the Employersix month qualifying period and to have been compensated for at least 500 hours in accordance with this Article. In such casesUpon completion of said qualifying period, a half-time employee will be allowed sick leave prorated on the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit basis of the total number of hours scheduled in relationship to the total number of hours required for full-time employment. Intermittent employees as defined in this MOU shall not be entitled to accrue or use sick leave benefits, except as provided under Article 47 D.1. When a full-time or half-time employee becomes an intermittent employee, all accrued and accumulated sick leave for which he/she has been credited shall remain credited to the employee but frozen in the amounts so accrued and accumulated without increase or terminate the employee. It is the obligation decrease because of the change in work schedule. Such benefits may only be used if the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for becomes a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to workhalf-time or full-time employee.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A full-time employees shall accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she they first fails fail to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work.

Sick Leave Benefits. Funeral Leave - Maternity Leave (a) Regular Grid A full-time employees shall accumulate credits at the rate of four eight (4) 8) hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of three six hundred seventyand fifty-six (376656) hourshours credit. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) three-month full-time employment eligibility period. Effective December 1, 1982, the maximum amount of accumulation shall be increased to seven hundred and fifty-two (752) hours. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accidentsickness, accumulated time offAccumulated Time Off, etc., . will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. Part-time employees who work an average of thirty-six (36) hours per week for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks will accumulate credits at the rate of eight (8) hours for each full month of employment, including any absence from work for which compensation is received under the terms of the Collective Agreement, up to a maximum of six hundred fifty-six (656) hours credit. Effective December 1, 1982, the maximum amount of accumulation shall be increased to seven hundred fifty-two (752) hours. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave sick leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. The procedures to be used will be discussed with each Co-operative individually. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she they first fails fail to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave sick leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer Co-operative shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave sick leave to absences due to sickness or non-non- compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) ), and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits Benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, request in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A (a) All full-time time, regular employees shall be entitled to earn sick leave benefits at the following rate: Regularly Scheduled Sick Leave Earning Rate Hours Per Week Bi-weekly Pay Period 40 hours 4.0 hours Earned sick leave may accumulate and is cumulative from year to year without limitation. Sick leave credits shall accrue for each pay period the employee is in full pay status a major portion of his regularly scheduled bi-weekly hours. (b) Sick leave may be granted only as the result of: (1) illness, medical or dental consultation, or injury of the employee; (2) illness or injury of the employee’s spouse, child, or adopted child, mother or father, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f); or (3) illness or injury of the employee’s brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, stepchild, mother-in-law or father-in-law, requiring the employee’s attendance in accordance with the requirements of subsection (f). (c) An employee may be granted three (3) days’ bereavement leave to attend the funeral of his spouse, child, adopted child, stepchild residing with the employee; mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. The employee may be required to provide proof of death. Additional time needed in excess of three (3) days may be granted by the department head. Such time shall be charged against the employee’s sick leave. (d) Sick leave may be granted due to medical necessity associated with pregnancy, childbirth and recovery. (e) Sick leave shall be charged on an hourly basis for each full hour or major portion of an hour of sick leave taken. Holidays occurring during sick leave periods shall not be counted as sick leave time. Sick leave taken during a bi-weekly pay period shall be charged before sick leave earned that pay period is credited. (f) An employee requiring sick leave must provide his Department Head/Division Head with evidence of such need. Thereupon, the Department Head/Division Head shall guarantee his personal knowledge of the need by certifying to the Payroll Clerk the granting of sick leave. To insure such knowledge, he may require the employee to provide a written doctor’s statement before sick leave may be granted. (g) If an employee does not have adequate accumulated sick leave time, the Department Head/Division Head may grant the use of accumulated vacation time in lieu thereof. In no case, however, will sick leave be granted in lieu of vacation time. (h) Upon retirement, except for cause, an employee shall be compensated for accumulated sick leave as follows: (1) Effective July 1, 2002, employees having a minimum of 450 to 750 hours shall be compensated at the rate of four forty percent (440%) of total accumulated hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six forty percent (37640%) of 750 hours at his/her base hourly rate of pay. (2) Effective July 1, 2002, employees having a minimum of 751 to 1300 hours shall be compensated at the rate of sixty percent (60%) of his/her total accumulated hours up to a maximum of sixty percent (60%) of 1300 hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date , at his/her base hourly rate of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three pay. (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidaysAny employee hired after September 9, vacations2011, sickness having between 450 and 1300 hours in his or accident not exceeding thirty-nine her sick leave bank, when retiring, except for cause, from employment, shall be cashed out at the rates described in paragraphs (391) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day and (2) above up to a maximum of such continuous illness or accident$20,000.00 at his/her base hourly rate of pay. (4) To be eligible for this benefit, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen must not use more than one hundred sixty (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) at the employee's request, in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36160) hours per weekof sick leave during the last twenty four (24) months of service, except in the case of a documented serious health condition. (5) In case of death of the employee prior to retirement, this cash-out benefit will be paid Sick Leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employeremployee’s estate. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit case of on-the-job death of the employee or terminate prior to retirement, all accrued hours shall be paid to the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work’s estate.

Sick Leave Benefits. Regular Grid A full-time employees shall accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, up to a maximum of three hundred seventy-six (376) hours. Credits shall commence to accumulate from date of full-time employment but can only be applied after completion of a three (3) month full-time employment eligibility period. All paid time off such as statutory holidays, vacations, sickness or accident not exceeding thirty-nine (39) consecutive weeks calculated from the first day of such continuous illness or accident, accumulated time off, etc., will be counted for the purposes of determining a full month of employment. Part-time employees who work an average of thirty-six (36) hours per week for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks will accumulate credits at the rate of four (4) hours for each full month of employment, including any absence from work for which compensation is received under the terms of the Collective Agreement, up to a maximum of three hundred and seventy-six (376) hours. It is agreed that accumulated Sick Leave sick leave information will be made available to employees on a monthly basis. If an employee fails to meet the above hour requirement for a period of thirteen (13) consecutive weeks from the time he or she first fails to meet it, such an employee shall be disqualified. However, such disqualified employees shall retain their "bank" of accumulated Sick Leave sick leave credits and may use such credits until the credits are exhausted. Sick pay in such cases shall be applied only to absences on the employee's regularly scheduled workdays. The Employer shall apply any accumulated Sick Leave sick leave to absences due to sickness or non-compensable noncompensable accident not covered by Insured Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) and shall supplement Weekly Indemnity benefits (or similar benefits) ), at the employee's request, request in writing, but not to exceed the employee's normal earnings. An employee, having accumulated Sick Leave sick leave benefits and who is reduced to less than thirty-six (36) hours per week, will be paid Sick Leave sick leave to the extent of such accumulation for actual time off the job, due to illness, not covered by Weekly Indemnity. Employees, if found abusing this privilege, shall be disciplined by the Employer. In such cases, the Employer may discontinue or reduce the benefit of the employee employee, or terminate the employee. It is the obligation of the employee to provide as much notice as possible when they are unable to report for a scheduled shift. The employee shall make every effort to notify the Employer of the absence as well as advising the Employer as to the estimated length of the absence and give notice of when they are able to return to work.