Common use of SICK LEAVE WITH PAY Clause in Contracts

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section SECTION 1. : Employees shall accrue eight (8) earn 4.6154 hours of accumulated paid sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis.eighty Section SECTION 2. Temporary employees : An employee who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered is rehired or recalled from layoff by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, Employer shall be credited with the amount of accumulated paid sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3he/she had accrued on the date of his/her termination. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the An employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restoredaccumulated while they were employed by a governmental subdivision other than the County of Cuyahoga cannot be transferred to the Employer. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the SECTION 3: An employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave with pay may use sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's pregnancy, illness, bodily medical, dental or optical care, injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious diseasedisease which could be communicated to other employees, attendance upon members or illness, medical, dental or optical care of or injury in the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s 's immediate family (i.e. spouse, parents, wife, husbandstep-parents, children, step-children, grandparents, siblings, step-siblings, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchilddaughter-in- law, son-in-law, daughtermother-in-law, father-in-law, or another member a legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent (in loco parentis), or any other relative residing with the employee. SECTION 4: If an employee intends to take sick leave due to a prescheduled appointment, procedure, or surgery for the employee or any other individual covered by this Article, the employee shall provide notice of the intended leave at least one week prior, if possible. Otherwise, an employee on sick leave shall inform his/her immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family supervisor of the employeefact and reasons therefore, the employee's spouseday before, or domestic partnerif possible, but no later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of the sick leave. SECTION 5: An employee who has been absent on paid sick leave for three (3) consecutive days must notify his/her supervisor within one (1) hour of starting time for each additional day of absence. The Agency has Employer reserves the duty right to require that the employee make other arrangements, within request a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in medical report from the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for 's SECTION 6: Any sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven leave that extends beyond three (73) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee days will be reviewed to determine whether the employee should be allowed to absence qualifies as FM LA leave. SECTION 7: For eligibility or return to work where duty issues, the Agency has reason Employer reserves the right to believe that obtain a second medical opinion from a physician of its choice and at its expense. If the second medical opinion disagrees with the opinion of the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either care provider, the Employer and the employee will select a third health care provider whose opinion will be final. The Employer will pay the cost of the third opinion. SECTION 8: Upon retirement, an employee with ten (10) or more years of service may receive cash payment for one fourth (1/4) the value of the accrued, but unused sick leave credit, not to others. Any cost associated exceed thirty (30) days or two hundred forty (240) hours. SECTION 9: In the event an employee dies while employed by the Employer, his/her estate shall be paid for the employee's unused paid sick leave in accordance with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits applicable state law. SECTION 10: Other than as provided in Sections 8 and 9, no employee shall be borne by pa id for any unused sick leave upon termination of employment. SECTION 11: An employee hurt on the Agencyjob shall have the option of using his/her paid sick leave, workers compensation benefits or vacation.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, A) Permanent employees in the local service shall be entitled to the following sick leave of absence with pay: B) Fourteen (14) hours' sick leave with pay for each month of service from the date of hire up to and including December 31st next following such date of hire and one hundred and sixty-eight (168) hours sick leave with pay for each calendar year thereafter. C) An employee shall earn and accumulate sick leave without limitation so long as the employee is on an active paid status. If an employee uses none or only a portion of such accumulated sick leave during a calendar year, the earned but unused accumulated leave shall carry forward from year to year. Upon separation from employment, an employee shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of required to repay the Township for any paid sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month which was taken but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basisnot earned as of the date of separation. Section 2. Temporary D) Sick leave may be used by employees who are subsequently appointed unable to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service work because of fifteen (151) days personal illness or more, shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two injury; (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease; (3) care, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within for a reasonable period of time, for of a seriously ill member of the attendance upon children or other persons employee's immediate family; (4) death in the employee's care. Certification immediate family, for a reasonable period of time; and (5) sick leave may be used by an employee with a disability for absences related to the acquisition or use of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by aid for the Agency disability when the aid is necessary to support function on the job, to the extent reasonable proof is presented. "Immediate family" means an employee's spouse, domestic partner, child, legal xxxx, grandchild, xxxxxx child, father, mother, legal guardian, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and other relatives residing in the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agencyhousehold.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows:‌ Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's ’s accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's ’s illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (employee’s parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's ’s presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's ’s spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's ’s care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's ’s claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's ’s return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' ’ Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee’s sick leave accrual should become exhausted, the employee may, at the employee’s option, with management’s approval, utilize any vacation, or compensatory time they have accrued. An employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time upon expiration of sick leave credits unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers’ Compensation, shall, if elected to be used by the employee, be equal to the difference between the Workers’ Compensation for lost time and the employee’s regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers’ Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers’ Compensation for lost time and the employee’s regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section SECTION 1. : Employees shall accrue eight (8) earn 4.6154 hours of accumulated paid sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis.eighty Section SECTION 2. Temporary employees : An employee who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered is rehired or recalled from layoff by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, Employer shall be credited with the amount of accumulated paid sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3he/she had accrued on the date of his/her termination. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the An employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restoredaccumulated while they were employed by a governmental subdivision other than the County of Cuyahoga cannot be transferred to the Employer. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the SECTION 3: An employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave with pay may use sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's pregnancy, illness, bodily medical, dental or optical care, injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious diseasedisease which could be communicated to other employees, attendance upon members or illness, medical, dental or optical care of or injury in the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s 's immediate family (i.e. spouse, parents, wife, husbandstep-parents, children, step-children, grandparents, siblings, step-siblings, grandchildren, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchilddaughter-in- law, son-in-law, daughtermother-in-law, father-in-law, or another member a legal guardian or other person who stands in the place of a parent (in loco parentis), or any other relative residing with the employee. SECTION 4: If an employee intends to take sick leave due to a prescheduled appointment, procedure, or surgery for the employee or any other individual covered by this Article, the employee shall provide notice of the intended leave at least one week prior, if possible. Otherwise, an employee on sick leave shall inform his/her immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family supervisor of the employeefact and reasons therefore, the employee's spouseday before, or domestic partnerif possible, but no later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of the sick leave. SECTION 5: An employee who has been absent on paid sick leave for three (3) consecutive days must notify his/her supervisor within one (1) hour of starting time for each additional day of absence. The Agency has Employer reserves the duty right to require that the employee make other arrangements, within request a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in medical report from the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for 's SECTION 6: Any sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven leave that extends beyond three (73) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee days will be reviewed to determine whether the employee should be allowed to absence qualifies as FM LA leave. SECTION 7: For eligibility or return to work where duty issues, the Agency has reason Employer reserves the right to believe that obtain a second medical opinion from a physician of its choice and at its expense. If the second medical opinion disagrees with the opinion of the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either care provider, the Employer and the employee will select a third health care provider whose opinion will be final. The Employer will pay the cost of the third opinion. SECTION 8: Upon retirement, an employee with ten (10) or more years of service may receive cash payment for one fourth (1/4) the value of the accrued, but unused sick leave credit, not to others. Any cost associated exceed thirty (30) days or two hundred forty (240) hours. SECTION 9: In the event an employee dies while employed by the Employer, his/her estate shall be pa id for the employee's unused paid sick leave in accordance with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits applicable state law. SECTION 10: Other than as provided in Sections 8 and 9, no employee shall be borne by pa id for any unused sick leave upon termination of employment. SECTION 11: An employee hurt on the Agencyjob shall have the opt ion of using his/her paid sick leave, workers compensation benefits or vacation.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s 's or domestic partner’s 's immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee's sick leave accrual hours are exhausted, the employee may, at the employee's option, with management's approval, use any vacation, holiday, personal leave, or compensatory time hours they have accrued. An employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time off hours upon expiration of sick leave hours unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Employees on authorized FMLA/OFLA leave may elect to use leave without pay if they are covered by short or long term disability insurance. Employees not electing to use short or long term disability insurance or employees without that coverage shall use accrued paid leave (sick leave, vacation leave, compensatory time off) until such accrued leave is exhausted. Employees may elect to leave up to forty (40) total hours in their sick leave and/or vacation account for use following their return to work. However, an employee may be approved to leave up to eighty (80) hours of vacation leave to cover preapproved vacation. Upon exhausting all accrued paid leave, or down to forty (40) hours, the employee will be placed on leave without pay until FMLA/OFLA ends. Employees will notify the Agency which paid leave will be used. Employee will be able to choose which specific accrued leave to use in a consecutive block of time and, once selected, the employee must exhaust that particular accrued paid leave amount before being able to use other accrued paid leave. A consecutive block of time shall be either all paid leave in that account (sick, vacation, or compensatory time off) or the designation of a specified number of hours, not less than forty (40) hours. If the employee does not inform the Agency within seven (7) days of which type of accrued paid leaves he/she wishes to use, the Agency shall designated the employee to use accrued sick leave consistent with state and federal law until that paid leave is exhausted. Thereafter, the employee may select which accrued paid leave to use if any. If the employee does not have accrued sick leave available, then he/she will be authorized to request the use of the accrued vacation leave until those hours are exhausted. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows:‌ Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month month, but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service Service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 43. Employees who have been separated from the State service Service and return to a position, except as a temporary, regular status within two one (21) years year shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 54. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, pay shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 65. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s 's immediate family (parentsemployee's parent, wife, husband, domestic partner, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where the employee's presence is required because of illness or death, death in the immediate family of the employee, employee or the employee's spouse, spouse or domestic partner. The Agency Employer has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, arrangements within a reasonable period of time, time for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven five (75) consecutive days, calendar work days or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency Employer may also require request such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the AgencyEmployer. Section 6. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. Therefore, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's employee‘s accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's employee‘s illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s employee‘s immediate family (employee‘s parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's employee‘s presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's employee‘s spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's employee‘s care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's employee‘s claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's employee‘s return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' ‘ Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee‘s sick leave accrual should become exhausted, the employee may, at the employee‘s option, with management‘s approval, utilize any vacation, or compensatory time they have accrued. An employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time upon expiration of sick leave credits unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers‘ Compensation, shall, if elected to be used by the employee, be equal to the difference between the Workers‘ Compensation for lost time and the employee‘s regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers‘ Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers‘ Compensation for lost time and the employee‘s regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee's, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee's sick leave accrual should become exhausted, the employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Employees on approved FMLA/OFLA leave would continue to be able to use accrued vacation or compensatory time. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s spouse or domestic partner’s partner immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee's sick leave accrual should become exhausted, the employee may, at the employee's option, with management's approval, utilize any vacation, holiday, personal leave, or compensatory time they have accrued. An employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time upon expiration of sick leave credits unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Employees on approved FMLA/OFLA leave would continue to be able to use accrued vacation or compensatory time. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee's, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee's sick leave hours become exhausted, the employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time off hours unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Employees on authorized FMLA/OFLA leave may elect to use leave without pay if they are covered by short or long term disability insurance. Employees not electing to use short or long term disability insurance or employees without that coverage shall use accrued paid leave (sick leave, vacation leave, compensatory time off) until such accrued leave is exhausted. Employees may elect to leave up to forty (40) total hours in their sick leave and/or vacation account for use following their return to work. However, an employee may be approved to leave up to eighty (80) hours of vacation leave to cover preapproved vacation. Upon exhausting all accrued paid leave, or down to forty (40) hours, the employee will be placed on leave without pay until FMLA/OFLA ends. Employees will notify the Agency which paid leave will be used. The employee will be able to choose which specific accrued leave to use in a consecutive block of time and, once selected, the employee must exhaust that particular accrued paid leave amount before being able to use other accrued paid leave. A consecutive block of time shall be either all paid leave in that account (sick, vacation or compensatory time off) or the designation of a specified number of hours, not less than forty (40) hours. If the employee does not inform the Agency within seven (7) days of which type of accrued paid leaves he/she wishes to use, the Agency shall designate the employee to use accrued sick leave consistent with state and federal law until that paid leave is exhausted. Thereafter, the employee may select which accrued paid leave to use if any. If the employee does not have accrued sick leave available, then they will be authorized to request the use of their accrued vacation leave until those hours are exhausted. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full full-time month worked. Employees working less than a full month full-time month, but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service Service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 43. Employees who have been separated from the State service Service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 54. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 65. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s 's immediate family (employee's parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, employee or the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 6. If an employee's sick leave accrual shall become exhausted, the employee may, at his/her option, with management's approval, utilize any vacation, holiday, or compensatory time the employee has accrued. Section 7. Xxxxxx paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ A) Sick leaveleave may be used by employees who are unable to work due to personal illness or injury; exposure to contagious disease; care, with payfor a reasonable time, of a seriously ill member of the employee's immediate family; or death in the employee's immediate family, for a reasonable period of time. B) The term 'immediate family' is hereby defined to include the following: mother, father, mother-in- law, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandfather, grandmother, xxxxxx child, legal xxxx, legal guardian, and other relatives residing in the employee's household. With the exception of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and stepchild, the above definition is intended to be the same as the definition of 'immediate family' set forth in Section 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code and shall be determined as follows:modified to conform with any changes, additions, or deletions made to the Code. Section 1C) Any shift employee who is absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave shall notify his supervisor promptly, but not later than one and one half (1½) hours before the employee's usual reporting time except in cases of extreme emergency where the employee is not able to do so. Other employees will provide the notification within sixty (60) minutes of their scheduled starting time. Failure to give such notice may constitute cause for disciplinary action. Employees covered by this agreement in the Department of Public Works shall be required to notify his/her supervisor prior to the start of their work day. D) Sick leave shall accrue eight for regular full-time employees at the rate of one (8) hours 1) day per month during the first calendar year of sick leave for each full employment and one and one-quarter (1¼) days per month workedper year in every calendar year of employment thereafter, and shall accumulate from year to year. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirtyPart-two (32) hours time permanent employees shall accrue be entitled to sick leave on a pro rata pro-rated basis. Sick leave must be earned before it may be utilized. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of E) If any employee is absent for five (5) consecutive work days (or after fifteen (15) days or moresick leave in anyone (1) year for any reason set forth in the above rule), the County shall require acceptable evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of the illness and length of time the employee was absent shall be credited with stated on a doctor's certificate. F) At the discretion of the Department Head, the employee seeking sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3may be required to submit medical evidence to substantiate his request. Whenever an Failure to provide adequate medical evidence may result in the denial of sick leave benefits, and the employee accepts an appointment in another agency will suffer a loss of State service covered by this Agreementhis pay for any authorized time period. In the event the employee has exhausted his accumulated sick leave and is sick, the absence may be charged to the employee's accrued vacation, if any, provided that the employee agrees and further provided that such use of vacation time will not be used to circumvent either the provisions or the intent of Article XIX, Strikes and Lock-outs. G) Abuse of sick leave will be cause for disciplinary action. H) Sick leave claimed by reason of quarantine or exposure to contagious disease may be approved upon the certification of the local Public Health Department. I) Full-time temporary employees in the County service shall be entitled to sick leave in the former agency same amount and for the same reasons as provided for permanent employees. J) Employees on a daily, hourly, or seasonal basis are not eligible for sick leave. K) Any employee who terminates service with the County with at least twenty-five (25) years of service and was 55 years of age or older shall be assumed entitled to a lump sum terminal leave pay equal to one-half (%) of the employee's earned and unused sick leave, multiplied by his or her current rate of pay, up to a maximum of $23,000. Effective the new employing agencylast pay period of 2009, no additional sick leave may be added to the pool of time available for this lump sum terminal leave payment upon retirement. All time available as of that date will be available to the employee for any employee eligible for and requesting lump sum terminal leave at retirement. Any sick leave used after that date will initially come from sick leave provided on or before that date. Sick time banked before the last pay period in 2009 will not be used until all of the sick leave accrued after that date is exhausted. No employee who retires after December 31, 2015 will be entitled to a lump sum terminal leave payment pursuant to this section. Section 4L) Employees who do not use sick time in any quarter of the year shall earn one (1) additional vacation day for each quarter where there is no sick time used. Employees who have been separated from use no sick time at all during any year shall earn a total of five (5) additional vacation days for that year. Additional vacation days earned shall be credited to the State service employee's account on January 1 of the following year. All vacation leave taken in that year shall be initially charged against this additional earned vacation leave, and return then against earned vacation leave pursuant to Article XIX. No employee shall be entitled to earn additional vacation time in any quarter if during that year the employee used 15 days of sick leave, unless that sick leave was used in conjunction with a position, except as a temporary, hospital stay of three days or more. Additional vacation time earned must be used within two (2) years of its being credited or it will be lost. The provisions of this Section shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5not be applicable to shift employees working in a 24 hour operation. Actual time worked and all leave Effective with paythe signing of this contract, except for educational leave, this benefit shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrualeliminated. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leaveA) Xxxx leave may be used by employees who are unable to work because of personal illness or injury; exposure to contagious disease; care, with payfor a reasonable period of time, of a seriously ill member of the employee's immediate family; or death in the employee's immediate family, for a reasonable period of time. B) The term "immediate family" is xxxxxx defined to include the following: mother, father, mother‐in‐law, father‐in‐law, brother, sister, brother‐in‐law, sister‐in‐law, spouse, child, step‐parent, xxxxxxxxx, stepbrother, step sister, xxxxxxxxxx, grandmother, grandfather, xxxxxx child, legal xxxx, legal guardian, civil union partner, domestic partner and other relatives residing in the employee's household. With the exception of civil union partner, brother‐in‐law, sister‐in‐law, step‐parent, step‐brother, step‐sister and stepchild, the above definition is intended to be the same as the definition of "immediate family" set forth in Section 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code and shall be determined as follows:modified to conform with any changes, additions or deletions made to the Code. Section 1C) Any shift employee who is absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave shall notify his supervisor promptly, but not later than one and one‐half (1½) hours before the employee's usual reporting time except in cases of extreme emergency where the employee is not able to do so. Employees shall accrue eight Other employees will provide the notification within sixty (8) hours 60) minutes of their scheduled starting time. Failure to give such notice may be cause of denial of the use of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32that absence, and may constitute cause for disciplinary action. D) hours Xxxx leave shall accrue for regular full‐time employees at the rate of one (1) day per month during the first calendar year of employment and one and one quarter (1 ¼) days per month per year in every calendar year of employment thereafter, and shall accumulate from year to year. Part‐time permanent employees shall be entitled to sick leave on a pro rata pro‐rated basis. Xxxx leave must be earned before being taken. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of E) If any employee is absent for five (5) consecutive work days (or after fifteen (15) days or moresick leave in anyone (1) year for any reason set forth in the above rule), the County may require acceptable evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of the illness and length of time the employee was absent shall be credited with stated on a doctor's certificate. F) At the discretion of the Department Head, the employee seeking sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3for personal illness or injury may be required to submit medical evidence to substantiate his/her request so long as the employee is advised in advance of the requirement. Whenever an Failure to provide adequate medical evidence may result in the denial of sick leave benefits, and the employee accepts an appointment in another agency will suffer a loss of State service covered by this Agreementhis pay for any unauthorized time period. In the event the employee has exhausted his accumulated sick leave and is sick, the absence may be charged to the employee's accrued vacation, if any, provided that the employee agrees and further provided that such use of vacation time will not be used to circumvent either the provisions or the intent of Article XXII, Strikes and Lockouts. G) Abuse of sick leave will be cause for disciplinary action. X) Xxxx leave claimed by reason of quarantine or exposure to contagious disease may be approved upon the certification of the local Public Health Department. I) Full‐time temporary/provisional employees in the County shall be entitled to sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by same amount and for the new employing agencysame reasons as provided for permanent employees. Section 4J) Effective January 1, 1996, employees who do not use sick time in any calendar quarter of the year shall earn one (1) additional vacation day for each quarter where there is no sick time use. Employees who have been separated from use no sick time at all during any calendar year shall earn a total of five (5) additional vacation days for that year. Additional vacation days earned shall be credited to the State service employee's account as of January 1 of the following year. All vacation leave taken in that year shall be initially charged against this additional earned vacation leave, and return then against earned vacation leave pursuant to Article XXI. No employee shall be entitled to earn additional vacation time in any quarter if during that calendar year the employee used 15 days of sick leave, unless that sick leave was used in conjunction with a position, except as a temporary, hospital stay of three (3) days or more. Additional vacation time earned must be used within two (2) years of it being credited or it will be lost. K) Any employee who terminates service with the County with at least twenty‐five (25) years of service and who is 55 years of age or older shall have be entitled to lump sum terminal leave pay equal to one half of the employee’s earned and unused sick leave hours multiplied by his/her current rate of pay up to a maximum of $23,000. Effective as of December 31, 2010, current employees will no longer be able to add days to their accumulated sick time for the purposes of sell‐back at retirement. All time available as of that date will be available for any employee eligible for and requesting payment of accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month at retirement. Any sick leave used after that date will initially come from sick leave provided or accrued after that date. Sick leave banked prior to December 31, 2010 will not be used until all of the sick leave accrued after that date is exhausted. Current employees who retire on or before December 31, 2015 (last day of active service) will be able to sell back days at retirement pursuant to this section, but employees retiring after that date and any employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall newly hired after this Agreement is signed, will not be eligible to utilize sell back sick leave immediately upon accrualat retirement pursuant to this section. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits L) A requirement to submit medical evidence to substantiate a request shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agencyreviewed every six months.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee's, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency.be

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Effective February 1, 1997 Sick leaveLeave with Pay will be eliminated. Paid sick leave will not be accrued as of January 1, with 1997. Employees have the option to sell back to the City all current accrued sick leave (sick leave balance as of February 1, 1997) at 75% of the accumulated leave value, at the employee’s base rate of pay, . The request shall be determined as follows: Section 1in writing to the Human Resources Department and is irrevocable. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of Those employees who do not opt to sell all their sick leave bank under the above conditions may utilize the remaining sick leave for each full month workedtheir own illness or injury, or for the illness or injury of an immediate family member when the employee is required to provide personal care for and/or be the primary decision- maker on the medical care provided to the sick or injured family member. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, The term “immediate family” shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position’s current spouse, except as a temporarychild, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, childrenparent, brother, sister, grandmotherparent-in-law, grandfatherspouse’s brother and sister, grandchildbrother’s spouse, sister’s spouse, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-lawgrandchildren, grandparent or another member other relative with permanent residence in the employee’s household. In the event of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family retirement or job related total disability of the employee, the employee's spouseCity will at such time pay him/her, or domestic partnerto his/her estate one half (1/2) of the unused sick leave balance, not to exceed sixty (60) days at his/her base pay in effect at such date. Employees promoted into the bargaining unit after September 30, 1999 are exempt from the above “Sick Leave with Pay” language. Employees promoted into the bargaining unit after September 30, 1999 shall be required to sell their existing sick leave bank at 75% of the accumulated leave value, at the employee’s base rate of pay. Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability – The Agency has City shall provide short term disability in the duty to require that amount of 100% of the employee make other arrangements, within employee’s base pay in the event of the employee’s non work related illness or injury. Short term disability payments shall take effect on the eighth (8th) consecutive calendar day of illness or injury and shall be paid or a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's careup to 90 calendar days. Certification A recurrence of an attending physician injury or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the illness that prevents an employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from working shall not entitle an employee to determine whether another 90 calendar days of eligibility for benefits and shall not require another eight (8) calendar day waiting period. In the event an employee should is unable to return to work after he/she has reached his/her maximum benefit period of 90 calendar days for Short Term Disability, then Long Term Disability goes into effect on day 91 (calendar day). An employee on Long Term Disability shall receive 2/3 of his/her base pay until the time he/she reaches retirement eligibility under the Midland Municipal Supervisory Employees Association retirement plan. An employee who has been on Short Term Disability, and who reports back to work prior to the end of Short Term Disability entitlement (up to 6 months), shall be reinstated to his or her former position. An employee returning from Long Term Disability (more than 6 months) shall be allowed to return to work where his or her former position if available. If the Agency has reason position is not available, the employee shall be allowed to believe that the employee's return to work would be City service to a health hazard to either position of the same class if such position exists at that time. In the event no position of the same class is available, the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by allowed to return to a vacant position that he/she is qualified for. If no position is available, the Agencyemployee will be placed on the eligible register for a period of up to two years.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leaveA) Xxxx leave may be used by employees who are unable to work because of personal illness or injury; exposure to contagious disease; care, with payfor a reasonable period of time, of a seriously ill member of the employee's immediate family; or death in the employee's immediate family, for a reasonable period of time. B) The term "immediate family" is xxxxxx defined to include the following: mother, father, mother‐in‐law, father‐in‐law, brother, sister, brother‐in‐law, sister‐in‐law, spouse, child, xxxxxxxxx, grandchild, grandmother, grandfather, xxxxxx child, legal xxxx, legal guardian, civil union partner, domestic partner and other relatives residing in the employee's household. With the exception of civil union partner, brother‐ in‐law, sister‐in‐law and stepchild, the above definition is intended to be the same as the definition of "immediate family" set forth in Section 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code and shall be determined as follows:modified to conform with any changes, additions or deletions made to the Code. Section 1C) Any shift employee who is absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave shall notify his supervisor promptly, but not later than one and one‐half (1½) hours before the employee's usual reporting time except in cases of extreme emergency where the employee is not able to do so. Employees shall accrue eight Other employees will provide the notification within sixty (8) hours 60) minutes of their scheduled starting time. Failure to give such notice may be cause of denial of the use of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32that absence, and may constitute cause for disciplinary action. D) hours Xxxx leave shall accrue for regular full‐time employees at the rate of one (1) day per month during the first calendar year of employment and one and one quarter (1¼) days per month per year in every calendar year of employment thereafter, and shall accumulate from year to year. Part‐time permanent employees shall be entitled to sick leave on a pro rata pro‐rated basis. Xxxx leave must be earned before being taken. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of E) If any employee is absent for five (5) consecutive work days or after fifteen (15) days or moresick leave in any one (1) year for any reason set forth in the above rule, the County may require acceptable evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of the illness and length of time the employee was absent shall be credited with stated on a doctor's certificate. F) At the discretion of the Department Head, the employee seeking sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3for personal illness or injury may be required to submit medical evidence to substantiate his/her request so long as the employee is advised in advance of the requirement. Whenever an Failure to provide adequate medical evidence may result in the denial of sick leave benefits, and the employee accepts an appointment in another agency will suffer a loss of State service covered by this Agreementhis pay for any authorized time period. In the event the employee has exhausted his accumulated sick leave and is sick, the absence may be charged to the employee's accrued vacation, if any, provided that the employee agrees and further provided that such use of vacation time will not be used to circumvent either the provisions or the intent of Article XXII, Strikes and Lockouts. G) Abuse of sick leave will be cause for disciplinary action. X) Xxxx leave claimed by reason of quarantine or exposure to contagious disease may be approved upon the certification of the local Public Health Department. I) Full‐time temporary employees in the County service shall be entitled to sick leave in the former agency same amount and for the same reasons as provided for permanent employees. J) Any employee who terminates service with the County with at least twenty‐five (25) years of service and who is 55 years of age or older shall be assumed entitled to lump sum terminal leave pay equal to one half (½) of the employee’s earned and unused sick leave multiplied by his/her current rate of pay up to a maximum of $23,000. Effective as of December 31, 2010, current employees will no longer be able to add days to their accumulated sick time for the new employing agencypurposes of sell‐back at retirement. All time available as of that date will be available for any employee eligible for and requesting payment of accrued sick leave at retirement. Any sick leave used after that date will initially come from sick leave provided or accrued after that date. Sick leave banked prior to December 31, 2010 will not be used until all of the sick leave accrued after that date is exhausted. Current employees who retire on or before December 31, 2015 (last day of active service) will be able to sell back days at retirement pursuant to this section, but employees retiring after that date and any employee newly hired after this Agreement is signed, will not be eligible to sell back sick leave at retirement pursuant to this section. Section 4K) Effective January 1, 1996, employees who do not use sick time in any calendar quarter of the year shall earn one (1) additional vacation day for each quarter where there is no sick time used. Employees who have been separated from use no sick time at all during any calendar year shall earn a total of five (5) additional vacation days for that year. Additional vacation days earned shall be credited to the State service employee's account on January 1 of the following year. All vacation leave taken in that year shall be initially charged against this additional earned vacation leave, and return then against earned vacation leave pursuant to Article XXI. No employee shall be entitled to earn additional vacation time in any quarter if during that calendar year the employee used fifteen (15) days of sick leave, unless that sick leave was used in conjunction with a position, except as a temporary, hospital stay of three (3) days or more. Additional vacation time earned must be used within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restoredof its being credited or it will be lost. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, L) A requirement to submit medical evidence to substantiate a request shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrualreviewed every six months. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leaveA) Xxxx leave may be used by employees who are unable to work because of personal illness or injury; exposure to contagious disease; care, with payfor a reasonable period of time, of a seriously ill member of the employee's immediate family; or death in the employee's immediate family, for a reasonable period of time. B) The term "immediate family" is xxxxxx defined to include the following: mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse, child, step-parent, xxxxxxxxx, stepbrother, step sister, grandchild, grandmother, grandfather, xxxxxx child, legal xxxx, legal guardian, civil union partner, domestic partner and other relatives residing in the employee's household. With the exception of civil union partner, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step-parent, step-brother, step-sister and stepchild, the above definition is intended to be the same as the definition of "immediate family" set forth in Section 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code and shall be determined as follows:modified to conform with any changes, additions or deletions made to the Code. Section 1C) Any shift employee who is absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave shall notify his supervisor promptly, but not later than one and one-half (1½) hours before the employee's usual reporting time except in cases of extreme emergency where the employee is not able to do so. Employees shall accrue eight Other employees will provide the notification within sixty (8) hours 60) minutes of their scheduled starting time. Failure to give such notice may be cause of denial of the use of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32that absence, and may constitute cause for disciplinary action. D) hours Xxxx leave shall accrue for regular full-time employees at the rate of one (1) day per month during the first calendar year of employment and one and one quarter (1 ¼) days per month per year in every calendar year of employment thereafter, and shall accumulate from year to year. Part-time permanent employees shall be entitled to sick leave on a pro rata pro-rated basis. Xxxx leave must be earned before being taken. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of E) If any employee is absent for five (5) consecutive work days (or after fifteen (15) days or moresick leave in anyone (1) year for any reason set forth in the above rule), the County may require acceptable evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of the illness and length of time the employee was absent shall be credited with stated on a doctor's certificate. F) At the discretion of the Department Head, the employee seeking sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3for personal illness or injury may be required to submit medical evidence to substantiate his/her request so long as the employee is advised in advance of the requirement. Whenever an Failure to provide adequate medical evidence may result in the denial of sick leave benefits, and the employee accepts an appointment in another agency will suffer a loss of State service covered by this Agreementhis pay for any unauthorized time period. In the event the employee has exhausted his accumulated sick leave and is sick, the absence may be charged to the employee's accrued vacation, if any, provided that the employee agrees and further provided that such use of vacation time will not be used to circumvent either the provisions or the intent of Article XXII, Strikes and Lockouts. G) Abuse of sick leave will be cause for disciplinary action. X) Xxxx leave claimed by reason of quarantine or exposure to contagious disease may be approved upon the certification of the local Public Health Department. I) Full-time temporary/provisional employees in the County shall be entitled to sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by same amount and for the new employing agencysame reasons as provided for permanent employees. Section 4J) Effective January 1, 1996, employees who do not use sick time in any calendar quarter of the year shall earn one (1) additional vacation day for each quarter where there is no sick time use. Employees who have been separated from use no sick time at all during any calendar year shall earn a total of five (5) additional vacation days for that year. Additional vacation days earned shall be credited to the State service employee's account as of January 1 of the following year. All vacation leave taken in that year shall be initially charged against this additional earned vacation leave, and return then against earned vacation leave pursuant to Article XXI. No employee shall be entitled to earn additional vacation time in any quarter if during that calendar year the employee used 15 days of sick leave, unless that sick leave was used in conjunction with a position, except as a temporary, hospital stay of three (3) days or more. Additional vacation time earned must be used within two (2) years of it being credited or it will be lost. Effective with the signing of this contract, this benefit shall have be eliminated. K) Any employee who terminates service with the County with at least twenty-five (25) years of service and who is 55 years of age or older shall be entitled to lump sum terminal leave pay equal to one half of the employee’s earned and unused sick leave hours multiplied by his/her current rate of pay up to a maximum of $23,000. Effective as of December 31, 2010, current employees will no longer be able to add days to their accumulated sick time for the purposes of sell-back at retirement. All time available as of that date will be available for any employee eligible for and requesting payment of accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month at retirement. Any sick leave used after that date will initially come from sick leave provided or accrued after that date. Sick leave banked prior to December 31, 2010 will not be used until all of the sick leave accrued after that date is exhausted. Current employees who retire on or before December 31, 2015 (last day of active service) will be able to sell back days at retirement pursuant to this section, but employees retiring after that date and any employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall newly hired after October 27, 2010, will not be eligible to utilize sell back sick leave immediately upon accrualat retirement pursuant to this section. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits L) A requirement to submit medical evidence to substantiate a request shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agencyreviewed every six months.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's ’s accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's ’s illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (employee’s parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's ’s presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's ’s spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's ’s care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's ’s claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's ’s return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' ’ Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee’s sick leave accrual should become exhausted, the employee may, at the employee’s option, with management’s approval, utilize any vacation, or compensatory time they have accrued. An employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time upon expiration of sick leave credits unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers’ Compensation, shall, if elected to be used by the employee, be equal to the difference between the Workers’ Compensation for lost time and the employee’s regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers’ Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers’ Compensation for lost time and the employee’s regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leaveA) Xxxx leave may be used by employees who are unable to work because of personal illness or injury; exposure to contagious disease; care, with payfor a reasonable period of time, of a seriously ill member of the employee's immediate family; or death in the employee's immediate family, for a reasonable period of time. B) The term "immediate family" is xxxxxx defined to include the following: mother, father, mother‐in‐law, father‐in‐law, brother, sister, brother‐in‐law, sister‐in‐law, spouse, child, xxxxxxxxx, xxxxxxxxxx, grandmother, grandfather, xxxxxx child, legal xxxx, legal guardian, civil union partner and domestic partner and other relatives residing in the employee's household. With the exception of civil union partner, brother‐ in‐law, sister‐in‐law and stepchild, the above definition is intended to be the same as the definition of "immediate family" set forth in Section 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code and shall be determined as follows:modified to conform with any changes, additions or deletions made to the Code. Section 1C) Any shift employee who is absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave shall notify his supervisor promptly, but not later than one and one half (1 ½ ) hours before the employee's usual reporting time except in cases of extreme emergency where the employee is not able to do so. Employees shall accrue eight Other employees will provide the notification within sixty (8) hours 60) minutes of their scheduled starting time. Failure to give such notice may be cause of denial of the use of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32that absence and may constitute cause for disciplinary action. D) hours Sick leave shall accrue for regular full‐time employees at the rate of one (1) day per month during the first calendar year of employment and one and one‐quarter (1 ¼) days per month per year in every calendar year of employment thereafter, and shall accumulate from year to year. Part‐time permanent employees shall be entitled to sick leave on a pro rata pro‐rated basis. Xxxx leave must be earned before being taken. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of E) If any employee is absent for five (5) consecutive work days (or after fifteen (15) days or moresick leave in any one (1) year for any reason set forth in the above rule), the County may require acceptable evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of the illness and length of time the employee was absent shall be credited with stated on a doctor's certificate. F) At the discretion of the Department Head, the employee seeking sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3for personal illness or injury may be required to submit medical evidence to substantiate his/her request so long as the employee is advised in advance of the requirement. Whenever an Failure to provide adequate medical evidence may result in the denial of sick leave benefits, and the employee accepts an appointment in another agency will suffer a loss of State service covered by this Agreementhis pay for any authorized time period. In the event the employee has exhausted his accumulated sick leave and is sick, the absence may be charged to the employee's accrued vacation, if any, provided that the employee agrees and further provided that such use of vacation time will not be used to circumvent either the provisions or the intent of Article XXII, Strikes and Lock‐outs. G) Abuse of sick leave will be cause for disciplinary action. X) Xxxx leave claimed by reason of quarantine or exposure to contagious disease may be approved upon the certification of the local Public Health Department. I) Full‐time temporary employees in the County service shall be entitled to sick leave in the former agency same amount and for the same reasons as provided for permanent employees. J) Employees regularly assigned to shifts in 24 hour operations may sell back their unused accumulated sick time up to a maximum of 15 days per year at their current rate of pay. Employees must submit their request to sell back accumulated sick time by December 1 of the current year. Payment shall be assumed made by the new employing agencyCounty no later than January 15 of the following year. These employees have the right to elect to continue accumulating sick leave as per civil service rules or take cash payment as provided above. Section 4K) Any employee who terminates service with the County with at least twenty‐five (25) years of service and who is 55 years of age or older shall be entitled to lump sum terminal leave pay equal to one half of the employee’s earned and unused sick leave multiplied by his/her current rate of pay up to a maximum of $23,000. Effective as of December 31, 2010, current employees will no longer be able to add days to their accumulated sick time for the purposes of sell‐back at retirement. All time available as of that date will be available for any employee eligible for and requesting payment of accrued sick leave at retirement. Any sick leave used after that date will initially come from sick leave provided or accrued after that date. Sick leave banked prior to December 31, 2010 will not be used until all of the sick leave accrued after that date is exhausted. Current employees who retire on or before December 31, 2015 (last day of active service) will be able to sell back days at retirement pursuant to this section, but employees retiring after that date and any employee newly hired after this Agreement is signed, will not be eligible to sell back sick leave at retirement pursuant to this section. L) Effective January 1, 1996, employees who do not use sick time in any calendar quarter of the year shall earn one (1) additional vacation day for each quarter where there is no sick time used. Employees who have been separated from use no sick time at all during any calendar year shall earn a total of five (5) additional vacation days for that year. Additional vacation days earned shall be credited to the State service employee's account as of January 1st of the following year. All vacation leave taken in that year shall be initially charged against this additional earned vacation leave, and return then against earned vacation leave pursuant to Article XXI. No employee shall be entitled to earn additional vacation time in any quarter if during that calendar year the employee used 15 days of sick leave, unless that sick leave was used in conjunction with a position, except as a temporary, hospital stay of three (3) days or more. Additional vacation time earned must be used within two (2) years of its being credited or it will be lost. The provisions of this Section shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restorednot be applicable to shift employees working in a 24 hour operation. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, M) A requirement to submit medical evidence to substantiate a request shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrualreviewed every six months. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Effective February 1, 1997 Sick leaveLeave with Pay will be eliminated. Paid sick leave will not be accrued as of January 1, with 1997. Employees have the option to sell back to the City all current accrued sick leave (sick leave balance as of February 1, 1997) at 75% of the accumulated leave value, at the employee’s base rate of pay, . The request shall be determined as follows: Section 1in writing to the Human Resources Department and is irrevocable. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of Those employees who do not opt to sell all their sick leave bank under the above conditions may utilize the remaining sick leave for each full month workedtheir own illness or injury, or for the illness or injury of an immediate family member when the employee is required to provide personal care for and/or be the primary decision- maker on the medical care provided to the sick or injured family member. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, The term “immediate family” shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position’s current spouse, except as a temporarychild, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, childrenparent, brother, sister, grandmotherparent-in-law, grandfatherxxxxxx’s brother and sister, grandchildbrother’s spouse, sister’s spouse, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-lawgrandchildren, grandparent or another member other relative with permanent residence in the employee’s household. In the event of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family retirement or job related total disability of the employee, the employee's spouseCity will at such time pay him/her, or domestic partnerto his/her estate one half (1/2) of the unused sick leave balance, not to exceed sixty (60) days at his/her base pay in effect at such date. Employees promoted into the bargaining unit after September 30, 1999 are exempt from the above “Sick Leave with Pay” language. Employees promoted into the bargaining unit after September 30, 1999 shall be required to sell their existing sick leave bank at 75% of the accumulated leave value, at the employee’s base rate of pay. Short Term Disability/Long Term Disability – The Agency has City shall provide short term disability in the duty to require that amount of 100% of the employee make other arrangements, within employee’s base pay in the event of the employee’s non work related illness or injury. Short term disability payments shall take effect on the eighth (8th) consecutive calendar day of illness or injury and shall be paid or a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's careup to 90 calendar days. Certification A recurrence of an attending physician injury or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the illness that prevents an employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from working shall not entitle an employee to determine whether another 90 calendar days of eligibility for benefits and shall not require another eight (8) calendar day waiting period. In the event an employee should is unable to return to work after he/she has reached his/her maximum benefit period of 90 calendar days for Short Term Disability, then Long Term Disability goes into effect on day 91 (calendar day). An employee on Long Term Disability shall receive 2/3 of his/her base pay until the time he/she reaches retirement eligibility under the Midland Municipal Supervisory Employees Association retirement plan. An employee who has been on Short Term Disability, and who reports back to work prior to the end of Short Term Disability entitlement (up to 6 months), shall be reinstated to his or her former position. An employee returning from Long Term Disability (more than 6 months) shall be allowed to return to work where his or her former position if available. If the Agency has reason position is not available, the employee shall be allowed to believe that the employee's return to work would be City service to a health hazard to either position of the same class if such position exists at that time. In the event no position of the same class is available, the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by allowed to return to a vacant position that he/she is qualified for. If no position is available, the Agencyemployee will be placed on the eligible register for a period of up to two years.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s 's immediate family (employee's parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee's sick leave accrual should become exhausted, the employee may, at the employee's option, with management's approval, utilize any vacation, or compensatory time they have accrued. An employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time upon expiration of sick leave credits unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Employees on approved FMLA/OFLA leave would continue to be able to use accrued vacation or compensatory time. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave. a. Continue vacation and sick leave accrual while on time loss. Accrued vacation leave shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) hours. b. Have the option of sick leave proration use as noted under Section 8.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee's, their spouse’s spouse‟s or domestic partner’s partner‟s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee's sick leave hours become exhausted, the employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time off hours unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Employees on authorized FMLA/OFLA leave may elect to use leave without pay if they are covered by short or long term disability insurance. Employees not electing to use short or long term disability insurance or employees without that coverage shall use accrued paid leave (sick leave, vacation leave, compensatory time off) until such accrued leave is exhausted. Employees may elect to leave up to forty (40) total hours in their sick leave and/or vacation account for use following their return to work. However, an employee may be approved to leave up to eighty (80) hours of vacation leave to cover preapproved vacation. Upon exhausting all accrued paid leave, or down to forty (40) hours, the employee will be placed on leave without pay until FMLA/OFLA ends. Employees will notify the Agency which paid leave will be used. The employee will be able to choose which specific accrued leave to use in a consecutive block of time and, once selected, the employee must exhaust that particular accrued paid leave amount before being able to use other accrued paid leave. A consecutive block of time shall be either all paid leave in that account (sick, vacation or compensatory time off) or the designation of a specified number of hours, not less than forty (40) hours. If the employee does not inform the Agency within seven (7) days of which type of accrued paid leaves he/she wishes to use, the Agency shall designate the employee to use accrued sick leave consistent with state and federal law until that paid leave is exhausted. Thereafter, the employee may select which accrued paid leave to use if any. If the employee does not have accrued sick leave available, then they will be authorized to request the use of their accrued vacation leave until those hours are exhausted. Section 8. Salary paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave. Staff Assaults: An employee who is off duty and on approved Worker‟s Compensation time lost because of an inmate committing a Staff Assault regardless of the outcome of the inmate hearing process shall: 1. Continue vacation and sick leave accrual while on time loss. Accrued vacation leave shall not exceed three hundred twenty (320) hours. If an employee accrues between two hundred and sixty (260) and three hundred (300) hours, the Agency shall make a cash payment not to exceed forty (40) hours. 2. Where the employee is off work due to a serious physical injury directly inflicted by an inmate and the employee‟s attending physician certifies that the employee cannot perform his/her regular duties or modified work, the DOC Director or designee, shall approve the employee to receive supplemental pay in addition to the employee‟s worker‟s comp benefit which shall be equal to the regular salary rate (i.e., the step in the salary range at which the employee is paid) for the first thirty (30) days of such leave. The DOC Director or designee, at his/her discretion, may continue approving the employee to receive supplemental pay in addition to the employee‟s worker‟s comp benefit which shall be equal to the regular salary rate (i.e., the step in the salary range at which the employee is paid) for the next one hundred fifty (150) days. After the first one hundred eighty (180) calendar days of such time loss in any rolling twelve month period, the supplemental pay shall end and the employee shall have the option of sick leave proration use as noted under Section 8. To be approved for this supplemental pay benefit, the employee must have been acting within the course and scope of his/her assignment when assaulted. Time loss resulting from stress related disabilities shall not be eligible for this supplemental benefit. Where the time loss exceeds thirty (30) calendar days, the department may require the employee be evaluated by the department‟s independent medical examiner to assess the ongoing need for the time off. 3. The Agency will pay up to three (3) days of administrative paid leave for the employee following an injury under the following conditions: a. The employee seeks medical care within forty-eight (48) hours of being injured or there is a doctor‟s certificate the medical treatment was a result of the injury. b. The employee applies for and is approved for workers compensation. The claim must be for a period of less than fourteen (14) days. c. The employee‟s attending physician certifies that the employee cannot work. Should the employee‟s claim be denied or if the SAIF claim is approved and the employee receives time loss payments for a period of time that lasts fourteen (14) or more days then the Agency shall recoup those monies if already paid.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ A) Sick leave, with pay, shall leave may be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary used by employees who are subsequently appointed unable to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service work because of fifteen (15) days personal illness or more, shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, ; exposure to contagious disease; care, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s immediate family (parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within for a reasonable period of time, for of a seriously ill member of the attendance upon children employee's immediate family; or other persons death in the employee's careimmediate family, for a reasonable period of time. B) The term "immediate family" is hereby defined to include the following: mother, father, mother-in- law, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandmother, grandfather, xxxxxx child, legal xxxx, legal guardian, civil union partner and domestic partner and other relatives residing in the employee's household. Certification With the exception of an attending physician civil union partner, brother- in-law, sister-in-law and stepchild, the above definition is intended to be the same as the definition of "immediate family" set forth in Section 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code and shall be modified to conform with any changes, additions or practitioner deletions made to the Code. C) Any shift employee who is absent for reasons that entitle him to sick leave shall notify his supervisor promptly, but not later than one and one half (1 ½ ) hours before the employee's usual reporting time except in cases of extreme emergency where the employee is not able to do so. Other employees will provide the notification within sixty (60) minutes of their scheduled starting time. Failure to give such notice may be cause of denial of the use of sick leave for that absence and may constitute cause for disciplinary action. D) Sick leave shall accrue for regular full-time employees at the rate of one (1) day per month during the first calendar year of employment and one and one-quarter (1 ¼) days per month per year in every calendar year of employment thereafter, and shall accumulate from year to year. Part-time permanent employees shall be entitled to sick leave on a pro-rated basis. Sick leave must be earned before being taken. E) If any employee is absent for five (5) consecutive work days (or after fifteen (15) days sick leave in any one (1) year for any reason set forth in the above rule), the County may require acceptable evidence on the form prescribed. The nature of the illness and length of time the employee was absent shall be stated on a doctor's certificate. F) At the discretion of the Department Head, the employee seeking sick leave for personal illness or injury may be required by to submit medical evidence to substantiate his/her request so long as the Agency employee is advised in advance of the requirement. Failure to support provide adequate medical evidence may result in the denial of sick leave benefits, and the employee will suffer a loss of his pay for any authorized time period. In the event the employee has exhausted his accumulated sick leave and is sick, the absence may be charged to the employee's claim for sick leavevacation, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive daysany, or if the Agency has evidence provided that the employee is abusing agrees and further provided that such use of vacation time will not be used to circumvent either the provisions or the intent of Article XXI, Strikes and Lock-outs. G) Abuse of sick leave privilegeswill be cause for disciplinary action. H) Sick leave claimed by reason of quarantine or exposure to contagious disease may be approved upon the certification of the local Public Health Department. I) Full-time temporary employees in the County service shall be entitled to sick leave in the same amount and for the same reasons as provided for permanent employees. J) Employees regularly assigned to shifts in 24-hour operations may sell back their unused accumulated sick leave up to a maximum per year at their current rate of pay. Employees must submit their request to sell back accumulated sick leave by December 1 of the current year. Payment shall be made by the County no later than January 15 of the following year. These employees have the right to elect to continue accumulating sick leave as per civil service rules or take cash payment as provided above. The Agency may also require such certificate from an sell-back of sick leave shall be phased out in accordance with the following schedule: Maximum Number of Days Which Can Be Sold Back 2013 15 Days 2017 0 Days K) Any employee who terminates service with the County with at least twenty-five (25) years of service and who is 55 years of age or older shall be entitled to determine whether the employee should be allowed lump sum terminal leave pay equal to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that one- half of the employee's return ’s earned and unused sick leave multiplied by his/her current rate of pay up to work would a maximum of $23,000. Effective as of the signing of this Agreement, such service with the County must be a health hazard continuous. Effective as of December 31, 2010, current employees will no longer be able to either add days to their accumulated sick time for the purposes of sell-back at retirement. All time available as of that date will be available for any employee or to otherseligible for and requesting payment of accrued sick leave at retirement. Any cost associated with sick leave used after that date will initially come from sick leave provided or accrued after that date. Sick leave banked prior to December 31, 2010 will not be used until all of the supplying sick leave accrued after that date is exhausted. Current employees who retire on or before December 31, 2015 (last day of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness active service) will be able to sell back days at retirement pursuant to this Section, but employees retiring after that is date and any employee newly hired after October 27, 2010, will not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agencyeligible to sell back sick leave at retirement pursuant to this Section.

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY. ‌ Sick leave, with pay, shall be determined as follows: Section 1. Employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each full month worked. Employees working less than a full month but at least thirty-two (32) hours shall accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Section 2. Temporary employees who are subsequently appointed to permanent positions covered by this Agreement, in the same class in which they were employed as a temporary, without a break in service of fifteen (15) days or more, more shall be credited with sick leave from their most recent temporary appointment date. Section 3. Whenever an employee accepts an appointment in another agency of State service Service covered by this Agreement, the employee's accrued sick leave in the former agency shall be assumed by the new employing agency. Section 4. Employees who have been separated from the State service Service and return to a position, except as a temporary, within two (2) years shall have unused sick leave hours credits accrued during previous employment restored. Section 5. Actual time worked and all leave with pay, except for educational leave, shall be included in determining the pro rata accrual of sick leave credits each month provided that the employee works thirty-two (32) hours or more that month. Employees shall be eligible to utilize sick leave immediately upon accrual. Section 6. Employees who have earned sick leave credits shall be eligible for sick leave for any period of absence from employment which is due to the employee's illness, bodily injury, disability resulting from pregnancy, necessity for medical or dental care, exposure to contagious disease, attendance upon members of the employee, their spouse’s or domestic partner’s 's immediate family (employee's parents, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or another member of the immediate household, household including the PEBB definition of domestic partners) where employee's presence is required because of illness or death, in the immediate family of the employee, employee or the employee's spouse, or domestic partner. The Agency has the duty to require that the employee make other arrangements, within a reasonable period of time, for the attendance upon children or other persons in the employee's care. Certification of an attending physician or practitioner may be required by the Agency to support the employee's claim for sick leave, if the employee is absent in excess of seven (7) consecutive days, or if the Agency has evidence that the employee is abusing sick leave privileges. The Agency may also require such certificate from an employee to determine whether the employee should be allowed to return to work where the Agency has reason to believe that the employee's return to work would be a health hazard xxxxxx to either the employee or to others. Any cost associated with the supplying of a certificate concerning a job-incurred injury or illness that is not covered by Workers' Compensation benefits shall be borne by the Agency. Section 7. If an employee's sick leave accrual should become exhausted, the employee may, at the employee's option, with management's approval, utilize any vacation or compensatory time they have accrued. An employee may use accrued vacation or compensatory time upon expiration of sick leave credits unless the employee is on a written notice involving attendance problems. Section 8. Xxxxxx paid for a period of sick leave resulting from a condition incurred on the job and also covered by Workers' Compensation, shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued sick leave. Should an employee who has exhausted earned sick leave elect to use vacation leave or compensatory time during a period in which Workers' Compensation is being received, the salary paid for such period shall be equal to the difference between the Workers' Compensation for lost time and the employee's regular salary rate. In such instances, prorated charges will be made against accrued vacation leave. 1) Continue vacation and sick leave accrual while on time loss. Accrued vacation leave shall not exceed 250 hours. 2) Have the option of sick leave proration use as noted under Section 8.