Common use of Sick Leave Uses Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Uses. Accrued sick leave may be used only for: 1. The employee’s mental or physical illness, disability, injury, or health condition that has incapacitated the employee from performing required duties; to accommodate the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or an employee's need for preventive medical care. 2. The need to care for the employee’s family member with a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; care of a family member who needs medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or care for a family member who needs preventive medical care. a. For purposes of this section, "family member" means any of the following: a child, regardless of age or dependency status, including a biological, adopted or xxxxxx child, stepchild, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis, is a legal guardian, or is a de facto parent; biological, adoptive, de facto, or xxxxxx parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or the employee’s spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; spouse, registered domestic partner as defined by RCW 26.60.020 and 26.60.030, grandparent, grandchild, sibling. 3. The employee will make reasonable efforts to schedule such appointments at times so that they will not interfere with scheduled work days; 4. Disability Leave as outlined in Article 21.9 for the continuation of employee benefits (i.e. medical insurance) by allowing the use of eight (8) hours of sick leave per month during periods of leave of absence without pay; 5. Leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking as outlined in Article 21.8; 6. Supplementing Workers’ Compensation payments; 7. Parental Leave as outlined in Article 21; 8. Emergency Child Care as outlined in Article 21; 9. In accordance with RCW 49.46.210 when an employee’s place of business has been closed by order of a public official for any health-related reason, or when an employee’s child’s school or place of care has been closed for such a reason. Health-related reason, as defined in WAC 296.128.600 (8), means a serious public health concern that could result in bodily injury or exposure to an infectious agent, biological toxin, or hazardous material. Health-related reason does not include closures for inclement weather. 10. During a period of military conflict, an employee whose spouse is a member of military who has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty or who has been deployed is entitled to a total of fifteen days of unpaid leave per deployment. Applicable military units are the Armed Forces of the United States, National Guard, or reserves in accordance with RCW 49.77. 11. By reason of exposure of the employee to a contagious disease when the employee's presence at work would jeopardize the health of others. 12. For bereavement. 13. Other circumstances when authorized by the Chief Human Resource Officer.

Sick Leave Uses. Accrued sick leave may be used only for: 1. The employee’s mental or physical illness, disability, injury, or health condition that has incapacitated the employee from performing required duties; to accommodate the employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or an employee's need for preventive medical care.; 2. The need to care for the employee’s family member with a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; care of a family member who needs medical diagnosis, care, or treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition; or care for a family member who needs preventive medical care. a. For purposes of this section, "family member" means any of the following: a child, regardless of age or dependency status, including a biological, adopted or xxxxxx child, stepchildxxxxxxxxx, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis, is a legal guardian, or is a de facto parent; biological, adoptive, de facto, or xxxxxx parent, stepparent, , or legal guardian of an employee or the employee’s spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; spouse, registered domestic partner as defined by RCW 26.60.020 and 26.60.030, grandparent, grandchild, sibling.; 3. The employee will make reasonable efforts to schedule such appointments at times so that they will not interfere with scheduled work days; 4. Disability Leave as outlined in Article 21.9 for the continuation of employee benefits (i.e. medical insurance) by allowing the use of eight (8) hours of sick leave per month during periods of leave of absence without pay; 5. Leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking as outlined in Article 21.8; 6. Supplementing Workers’ Compensation payments; 7. Parental Leave as outlined in Article 21; 8. Emergency Child Care as outlined in Article 21; 9. In accordance with RCW 49.46.210 when an employee’s place of business has been closed by order of a public official for any health-related reason, or when an employee’s child’s school or place of care has been closed for such a reason. Health-related reason, as defined in WAC 296.128.600 (8), means a serious public health concern that could result in bodily injury or exposure to an infectious agent, biological toxin, or hazardous material. Health-related reason does not include closures for inclement weather.; 10. During a period of military conflict, an employee whose spouse is a member of military who has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty or who has been deployed is entitled to a total of fifteen days of unpaid leave per deployment. Applicable military units are the Armed Forces of the United States, National Guard, or reserves in accordance with RCW 49.77. 11. By reason of exposure of the employee to a contagious disease when the employee's presence at work would jeopardize the health of others. 12. For bereavement. 13. Other circumstances when authorized by the Chief Human Resource Officer.