Use of Paid Sick Leave. Xxxx leave may be taken in the event of illness by Counsel or an immediate family member of Counsel. The entitlement to use sick leave to care for an immediate family member applies only to paid sick leave. Counsel who are absent for more than five (5) consecutive days because of illness of themselves or a family member, must submit at the Employer's request, a doctor's note with their application for sick leave. If Counsel does not provide this doctor's note and the Employer does not consider Counsel's explanation for not having such a note to be reasonable, the sick leave applied for will not be granted as paid leave and the Employer may take disciplinary action. Upon return to work Counsel must submit the sick leave form within two (2) working days.
Use of Paid Sick Leave. An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such leave for the following:
Use of Paid Sick Leave. PSL must be taken for the following purposes, but may be used for other purposes, including vacation, holidays, and other leaves of absence:
Use of Paid Sick Leave. Sick leave may be taken in the event of illness by the employee or an immediate family member of the employee which requires the employee's presence at home. The entitlement to use sick leave to care for an immediate family member applies only to paid sick leave. Employees who are absent for more than three consecutive days because of illness of themselves or a family member must submit on the fourth day at the Employer's request, a doctor's note with their application for sick leave. See Clause 20.1(b) for a list of the family members who qualify under this article. The Employer shall reimburse the employee for the cost of such a note on presentation by the employee of a paid invoice from the doctor. If the employee does not provide this doctor's note and the Employer does not consider the employee's explanation for not having such a note to be reasonable, the sick leave applied for will not be granted as paid leave and the Employer may take disciplinary action. Upon return to work the employee must submit the sick leave form within two working days. For illness of a chronic nature, the employee may submit a doctor's note stating the illness is chronic and the note will be kept on file for future use on subsequent absences for that illness for up to three years. This does not preclude the Employer from requesting updated information as necessary during the three year period.
Use of Paid Sick Leave. An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use such leave for the following:
(a) Absence due to illness of the employee, or not to exceed one day due to an emergency illness of the employee's immediate family which is limited to husbands, wives, children and parents.
(b) Medical, dental, or optical related appointment for the employee or the employee’s immediate family. The department head may require a presentation of certificate of attending physician, dentist or optician.
(c) Absence to act as pallbearers.
(d) To make up the difference in pay between an employee's normal pay and what they are paid through Worker's Compensation.
(e) To care for a newborn child or upon placement of an adopted child with the employee.
Use of Paid Sick Leave. Any employee absent three (3) consecutive workdays due to claimed illness, shall, upon the Employer’s request, furnish a medical doctor’s statement of incapacity to work. Employees absent from work due to claimed illness or otherwise shall inform the Employer of such absence by telephone one (1) hour prior to starting time, except in case of emergency.
Use of Paid Sick Leave. Employees may take paid sick leave for personal illness or injury, personal medical or dental appointments that are approved in advance, or to attend to the illness or injury of certain family members. For purposes of paid sick leave, the family members for whom sick leave may be used shall be governed by applicable California law (which currently provides, in general terms, that employees may use up to one-half (½) of their annual paid sick leave to attend to the illness of a child, parent, spouse, or domestic partner of the employee). Paid sick leave must be used in increments of not less one-half (½) hour and will be paid at the employee’s regular hourly wage rate. Once an employee has used all accrued paid sick leave, the employee must request and use paid personal days, paid vacation, or an unpaid leave of absence. Employees eligible for state disability benefits shall be required to use any accrued paid sick leave (as well as any other accrued paid time off) to supplement the state disability benefits.
Use of Paid Sick Leave. PSL may be taken for the following purposes:
Use of Paid Sick Leave. Paid Sick Leave may be used for any short-term illness (three (3) or less successive scheduled days away from work). An Employee will be able to use accrued sick time for absences due to an illness of or injury to the employee's child, adult child, spouse, sibling, parent, grandparent, or stepparent to no more than 160 hours in any 12-month period. This paragraph does not apply to absences due to the illness or injury of a child. An employee may use accumulated sick leave for rendering care to an Ill child. The Employer may require a physician's certification that the employee is capable of returning to work after any absence occasioned by a disability. It is not the Employer's intent to demand a physician's verification of illness in all cases where sick leave has been utilized. Rather, the Employer will request such verification only when the Employer views it as appropriate in light of the circumstances surrounding the employee's absence. Any unused SL on the last day of February each year may be cashed out rolled over into the EIB, rolled into vacation, or employees may leave up to twelve (12) days in their sick leave bank. Checks will be issued with the second payroll in March. An employee who resigns his/her employment with a fourteen (14} day written notice shall receive his/her sick leave bank paid out, provided the employee works all scheduled shifts during that two (2) week period. The Employer reserves the right to deny payment of sick leave for affected pay periods for an employee who has a recurring pattern of picking up double shifts and calling in sick within the same pay period. The Employer reserves the right to deny payment of sick leave for affected shifts for an employee who has a recurring pattern of picking up unscheduled shifts and calling in sick for those shifts. USE OF EXTENDED ILLNESS BANK: Extended Illness Bank hours may be used only for health conditions requiring absence away from work for four (4) or more successive scheduled work days. If the employee misses four (4) or more successive works days due to their own health condition, the first three (3) days may come out of EIB. A doctor's slip may be required before the employee is eligib e to return to work. Medical certification may be required for purposes such as Family Medical Leave (FMLA). If the employee misses four (4) or more successive scheduled work days due to a health condition of a family member (both as defined by FMLA) the first three (3) days may be covered by...
Use of Paid Sick Leave. Paid sick leave may be taken for the following purposes and for any purpose required under law, including:
