Sick Leave Use Limitations. Sick Leave accumulations may be used only with the permission of the Health Director. This provision shall apply to all other sections of this plan. The Health Director shall be responsible for reviewing employee requests for Sick Leave and determining their validity. She/he shall refuse to allow use of Sick Leave when, in her/his judgment, there is insufficient evidence to support the employee' s claim, or where she/he believes that the employee has not exercised reasonable effort to promptly notify the Department of her/his absence. The Department Head may require an employee to submit a physician’s statement in order to justify the use of Sick Leave. Employees should whenever possible, notify their supervisor that they will be unable to work before their normal work day begins , in any case, not later than one-half hour after the working day begins. Sick Leave shall not normally be granted for a period of more than three (3) successive work days unless the employee submits a statement from her/his physician to the Health Director, that the Sick Leave is necessary. Sick Leave may not be used before it is earned, nor before an employee has six (6) continuous months of County service. Sick Leave shall not normally be granted for employees who have more than seven (7) occurrences in the previous rolling calendar year unless the employee submits a statement from his/her physician to the Health Director, that the Sick Leave is necessary.
