Common use of Use of Accrued Sick Leave for Personal Necessity Clause in Contracts

Use of Accrued Sick Leave for Personal Necessity. 8.3.1 Seven (7) days of accrued sick leave may be used by a unit member during a fiscal year for the following personal necessity reasons: death of immediate family members when leave beyond that allowed by bereavement leave is required; accident involving the unit member or his/her property or an accident involving a member of the unit member’s immediate family; appearance in court when the unit member is required to appear as a litigant or witness; religious observances of a unit member’s faith; serious illness of a member of the immediate family; funeral for a very close friend or relative not included in section 8.3.3; imminent danger to the home of the unit member (such as danger occasioned by flood, fire, or earthquake or of such a serious nature that the unit member could not reasonably be expected to disregard it); inability to get to one's assigned place of duty because of transportation failure (mechanical); or prohibitive weather. 8.3.2 Medical and dental appointments of the unit member’s dependents that cannot reasonably be scheduled at times other than working hours may be charged to personal necessity leave. 8.3.3 Immediate family includes: mother, father, grandparent or grandchild of the unit member or of the unit member’s spouse or domestic partner; and step-mother, step- father, spouse, domestic partner, son, son-in-law, step-son, daughter, daughter-in-law, step-daughter, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, aunt or uncle of the unit member; child or sibling of domestic partner; wife or husband or domestic partner’s child; or any person living in the immediate household of the unit member.