Sick Leave Usage. A. Sick leave may be used for an employee or an employee's child, spouse or parent's illness or injury, hospitalization and appointment pertaining to health.
Sick Leave Usage. The department head or designee shall approve sick leave only after having ascertained that the absence is for an authorized reason and may require the employee to submit reasonable substantiating evidence, including, but not limited to, a physician's certificate when the department head or designee has an identifiable reason to suspect the absence. If the department head or designee does not consider the evidence to be adequate, the request for sick leave shall be disapproved.
Sick Leave Usage. Earned sick leave credits may, with the approval of the department head, be used by the employee for the following purposes:
Sick Leave Usage. A. In all cases where an employee is compelled to be absent from duty on account of illness, injury, or pregnancy (to the extent allowed by law), the employee shall report the same as soon as practicable to the Department. The Department may require such employee to be examined by the Medical Services Division of the Personnel Department, which shall only report to the Department that the employee is or is not capable of performing the essential duties of his/her position. Any employee who has used less than 48 hours of sick time in a calendar year shall not be subject to such mandatory examination.
Sick Leave Usage. Subject to the conditions specified in this memorandum sick leave may be authorized for any of the following reasons:
Sick Leave Usage. 1. Sick leave may be used by an employee when sick, injured, or quarantined. Also sick leave may be used on the occasion of an illness in the employee's family, where a need can be shown.
Sick Leave Usage. (1) The Department head or his/her designee may require the employee to provide verification of reason for sick leave usage from a physician or other person having knowledge of the condition. Verification may be required after the second consecutive day of sick leave usage.
Sick Leave Usage. For non-exempt employees, sick leave shall be taken in increments of not less than one- quarter (l/4) hour. Sick leave with pay may be granted by the appointing authority in case of bona fide illness of an employee. Within business needs, the County will reasonably release an employee to use their accumulated sick leave for medically related appointments for themselves and their family as defined in Family Leave article. An appointing authority or the County Administrative Officer may require evidence as to the adequacy of the reason for an employee's absence during the time for which sick leave is requested only if there appears to be a pattern of sick leave abuse.
Sick Leave Usage a. Deduction shall be made from sick leave allowance on the basis of one (1) day for one (1) working day (exclusive of holidays) of sick leave granted without loss of pay.
Sick Leave Usage. Employees may utilize their accrued sick leave for the following purposes:
