Common use of Sick PTO Clause in Contracts

Sick PTO. Sick PTO is defined when time off requested with or without prior approval due to an emergency or illness, or other reason consistent with Oregon Sick Leave (OL 537, 2015). A general reason explaining the type of sick PTO for the request is to be given. If within the nurse’s control, the nurse must make reasonable efforts to schedule sick time off to minimally disrupt operations. In all cases accrued PTO must be used. Such mandatory utilization of PTO shall be limited to a maximum of sixty-four (64) hours per calendar year. Except in unusual circumstances where the nurse is unable to do so for medical or other legitimate reasons, the employee requiring time off without prior approval must call as soon as practicable, with at least two (2) hours notification before the start of the assigned shift. If the employee does not have approval for each day of absence, it will be paid, however, such absences can become cause for disciplinary action if the nurse’s absence was unexcused and the nurse was not sick or absent for Oregon Sick Leave reasons. The Hospital may request a healthcare provider verification or certification of sick time request defined in OL 537, 2015 if time requested off is more than three (3) consecutive scheduled work days. The Hospital shall pay any reasonable out-of-pocket costs for providing medical verification or certification required that are not paid under the nurse’s health benefit plan. If the Hospital suspects a nurse is abusing sick time, including engaging in a pattern of abuse, the Hospital may require verification from a healthcare provider, including seen by the Hospital's Employee Health Coordinator. The Hospital may not require the nurse to search for or find a replacement worker as a condition of the nurse’s use of accrued PTO for sick time. The Hospital will not apply an absence control/attendance policy toward any absences due to utilization of the first accrued forty (40) hours of sick PTO per calendar year or that are otherwise protected by federal or state law. The Hospital may impose discipline for a nurse’s failure to notify it of an unscheduled absence if the nurse fails to timely notify the Hospital of the absence.

Sick PTO. Sick PTO is defined when time off requested with or without 15 prior approval due to an emergency or illness, or other reason consistent with Oregon 16 Sick Leave (OL 537, 2015). A general reason explaining the type of sick PTO for the 17 request is to be given. If within the nurse’s control, the nurse must make reasonable 18 efforts to schedule sick time off to minimally disrupt operations. In all cases accrued 19 PTO must be used. Such mandatory utilization of PTO shall be limited to a maximum of 20 sixty-four (64) hours per calendar year. Except in unusual circumstances where the 21 nurse is unable to do so for medical or other legitimate legimiate reasons, the employee requiring 22 time off without prior approval must call as soon as practicable, with at least two (2) 23 hours notification before the start of the assigned shift. If the employee does not have 24 approval for each day of absence, it will be paid, however, such absences can become 25 cause for disciplinary action if the nurse’s absence was unexcused and the nurse was 26 not sick or absent for Oregon Sick Leave reasons. The Hospital may request a 27 healthcare provider verification or certification of sick time request defined in OL 537, 28 2015 if time requested off is more than three (3) consecutive scheduled work days. The 29 Hospital shall pay any reasonable out-of-pocket costs for providing medical verification 30 or certification required that are not paid under the nurse’s health benefit plan. If the 31 Hospital suspects a nurse is abusing sick time, including engaging in a pattern of abuse, 32 the Hospital may require verification from a healthcare provider, including seen by the 33 Hospital's Employee Health Coordinator. The Hospital may not require the nurse to 34 search for or find a replacement worker as a condition of the nurse’s use of accrued 1 PTO for sick time. The Hospital will not apply an absence control/attendance policy 2 toward any absences due to utilization of the first accrued forty (40) hours of sick PTO 3 per calendar year or that are otherwise protected by federal or state law. The Hospital 4 may impose discipline for a nurse’s failure to notify it of an unscheduled absence if the 5 nurse fails to timely notify the Hospital of the absence.

Sick PTO. 5 Sick PTO is defined when time off requested with or without prior 6 approval due to an emergency or illness, or other reason consistent 7 with Oregon Sick Leave (OL 537, 2015). A general reason explaining 8 the type of sick PTO for the request is to be given. If within the nurse’s 9 control, the nurse must make reasonable efforts to schedule sick time 10 off to minimally disrupt operations. In all cases accrued PTO must be 11 used. Such mandatory utilization of PTO shall be limited to a 12 maximum of sixty-four (64) hours per calendar year. Except in unusual 13 circumstances where the nurse is unable to do so for medical or other 14 legitimate reasons, the employee requiring time off without prior 15 approval must call as soon as practicable, with at least two (2) hours 16 notification before the start of the assigned shift. If the employee does 17 not have approval for each day of absence, it will be paid, however, 18 such absences can become cause for disciplinary action if the nurse’s 19 absence was unexcused and the nurse was not sick or absent for Oregon Sick Leave reasons. The Hospital may request a healthcare 21 provider verification or certification of sick time request defined in OL 22 537, 2015 if time requested off is more than three (3) consecutive 23 scheduled work daysworkdays. The Hospital shall pay any reasonable out-of-of- 24 pocket costs for providing medical verification or certification required 25 that are not paid under the nurse’s health benefit plan. If the Hospital 26 suspects a nurse is abusing sick time, including engaging in a pattern 27 of abuse, the Hospital may require verification from a healthcare 28 provider, including seen by the Hospital's Employee Health 29 Coordinator. The Hospital may not require the nurse to search for or 30 find a replacement worker as a condition of the nurse’s use of accrued 31 PTO for sick time. The Hospital will not apply an absence 32 control/attendance policy toward any absences due to utilization of the 33 first accrued forty (40) hours of sick PTO per calendar year or that are 1 otherwise protected by federal or state law. The Hospital may impose 2 discipline for a nurse’s failure to notify it of an unscheduled absence if 3 the nurse fails to timely notify the Hospital of the absence.

Sick PTO. Sick PTO is defined when time off requested with or without 21 prior approval due to an emergency or illness, or other reason consistent with Oregon 22 Sick Leave (OL 537, 2015). A general reason explaining the type of sick PTO for the 23 request is to be given. If within the nurse’s control, the nurse must make reasonable 24 efforts to schedule sick time off to minimally disrupt operations. In all cases accrued 25 PTO must be used. Such mandatory utilization of PTO shall be limited to a maximum of 26 sixty-four (64) hours per calendar year. Except in unusual circumstances where the 27 nurse is unable to do so for medical or other legitimate reasons, the employee requiring 28 time off without prior approval must call as soon as practicable, with at least two (2) 29 hours notification before the start of the assigned shift. If the employee does not have 30 approval for each day of absence, it will be paid, however, such absences can become 31 cause for disciplinary action if the nurse’s absence was unexcused and the nurse was 32 not sick or absent for Oregon Sick Leave reasons. The Hospital may request a 33 healthcare provider verification or certification of sick time request defined in OL 537, 34 2015 if time requested off is more than three (3) consecutive scheduled work days. The 1 Hospital shall pay any reasonable out-of-pocket costs for providing medical verification 2 or certification required that are not paid under the nurse’s health benefit plan. If the 3 Hospital suspects a nurse is abusing sick time, including engaging in a pattern of abuse, 4 the Hospital may require verification from a healthcare provider, including seen by the 5 Hospital's Employee Health Coordinator. The Hospital may not require the nurse to 6 search for or find a replacement worker as a condition of the nurse’s use of accrued 7 PTO for sick time. The Hospital will not apply an absence control/attendance policy 8 toward any absences due to utilization of the first accrued forty (40) hours of sick PTO 9 per calendar year or that are otherwise protected by federal or state law. The Hospital 10 may impose discipline for a nurse’s failure to notify it of an unscheduled absence if the 11 nurse fails to timely notify the Hospital of the absence.

Sick PTO. Sick PTO is defined when time off requested with or without 28 prior approval due to an emergency or illness, or other reason consistent with Oregon 29 Sick Leave (OL 537, 2015). A general reason explaining the type of sick PTO for the 30 request is to be given. If within the nurse’s control, the nurse must make reasonable 31 efforts to schedule sick time off to minimally disrupt operations. In all cases accrued 32 PTO must be used. Such mandatory utilization of PTO shall be limited to a maximum of 33 sixty-four (64) hours per calendar year. Except in unusual circumstances where the 34 nurse is unable to do so for medical or other legitimate reasons, the employee requiring 1 time off without prior approval must call as soon as practicable, with at least two (2) 2 hours notification before the start of the assigned shift. If the employee does not have 3 approval for each day of absence, it will be paid, however, such absences can become 4 cause for disciplinary action if the nurse’s absence was unexcused and the nurse was 5 not sick or absent for Oregon Sick Leave reasons. The Hospital may request a 6 healthcare provider verification or certification of sick time request defined in OL 537, 7 2015 if time requested off is more than three (3) consecutive scheduled work days. The 8 Hospital shall pay any reasonable out-of-pocket costs for providing medical verification 9 or certification required that are not paid under the nurse’s health benefit plan. If the 10 Hospital suspects a nurse is abusing sick time, including engaging in a pattern of abuse, 11 the Hospital may require verification from a healthcare provider, including seen by the 12 Hospital's Employee Health Coordinator. The Hospital may not require the nurse to 13 search for or find a replacement worker as a condition of the nurse’s use of accrued 14 PTO for sick time. The Hospital will not apply an absence control/attendance policy 15 toward any absences due to utilization of the first accrued forty (40) hours of sick PTO 16 per calendar year or that are otherwise protected by federal or state law. The Hospital 17 may impose discipline for a nurse’s failure to notify it of an unscheduled absence if the 18 nurse fails to timely notify the Hospital of the absence.