Use of Protected Sick Leave. Effective the start of the pay period which includes July 1, 2015, the first three (3) shifts or hours equivalent [e.g. thirty (30) hours for employees assigned to a 4/10 work schedule or seventy-two (72) hours for an employee on the 48/96 work schedule] of paid sick leave taken each twelve (12) month period, for any authorized purpose, will be considered sick leave used pursuant to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (California Labor Code Sections 245-249). The twelve (12) month period is July 1 through June 30 for employees hired prior to July 1, 2015. For employees hired on or after July 1, 2015, the twelve (12) month period is the twelve (12) month period beginning on the employee’s hire date, until the following July 1 at which point the employee’s twelve (12) month period will begin the start of the pay period which includes July 1 to the pay period that includes June 30.
A. Employees can use sick leave for themselves for preventive care (such as flu shots or physical exams) or care of an existing health condition;
B. Employees can use one-half of all sick leave accrued in the twelve (12) month period for the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventive care for, an employee's child, parent, spouse or registered domestic partner, sibling, parents-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. For fifty-six (56) hour per week personnel, seventy-two (72) hours of sick leave per twelve (12) month period is eligible for such use. For forty (40) hour per week personnel, forty-eight (48) hours of sick leave per twelve (12) month period is eligible for such use.
C. Employees can use sick leave for specified purposes if they are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking as set forth in California Labor Code Section 230(f) and 230.1(a).
D. To receive compensation while absent on sick leave, the employee shall notify a designated supervisor prior to or within half an hour of the time set for beginning duty. In all instances, if an employee is incapacitated, notification shall be waived until a reasonable period has elapsed. For any such absence, the employee shall file a written statement with the Fire Chief stating the cause of the absence. When an employee has taken more than three (3) consecutive work shifts or hours equivalent, the Fire Chief may require a physician's certificate stating the cause for any subsequent absence before said leave shall be approved by the Fire Chief unless the absence is fo...
Use of Protected Sick Leave. A. Effective the start of the pay period which includes July 1, 2015, the first three (3) shifts or hours equivalent (e.g. thirty [30] hours for an employee on a 4/10 work schedule, twenty-seven [27] hours for an employee on a 5/8 work schedule) of paid sick leave taken each twelve (12) month period, for any authorized purpose, will be considered sick leave used pursuant to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. This twelve (12) month period is July 1 through June 30 for employees hired prior to July 1, 2015. For employees hired on or after July 1, 2015, the twelve (12) month period is the twelve (12) month period beginning on the employee’s hire date, until the following July 1 at which point the employee’s twelve (12) month period will begin the start of the pay period which includes July 1 to the pay period that includes June 30.
B. Effective January 1, 2016, employees can use up to an additional forty-five (45) hours of sick leave per year provided by the California Kin Care law.
C. An employee can use sick hours as protected sick leave for any of the following reasons: The diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventative care for, an employee or the employee’s family member.
X. Xxx purposes of this Section, a family member includes employee’s parent, child, spouse, registered domestic partner, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, and sibling. Only the first three (3) shifts or hours equivalent plus forty-five (45) hours of sick leave in a twelve
E. Employees can use protected sick leave for related purposes if they are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
F. In order to receive compensation while absent on protected sick leave, the employee shall notify a designated supervisor prior to or within two (2) hours of the time set for beginning duty, unless notification is physically impractical then such notification shall be waived until a reasonable period has elapsed. For any such absence in which protected sick is utilized, the employee shall submit a written statement with the department head confirming the use of protected sick leave. A physician’s statement verifying the absence from work is not required.
G. When an employee is not utilizing protected sick leave, the department head or his designee may require a physician’s certificate stating the cause for any subsequent absence before said leave shall be approved. Such absence may be more than one (1) work day or if there is r...
Use of Protected Sick Leave. A. Effective the start of the pay period which includes July 1, 2015, the first three (3) shifts or hours equivalent (e.g. twenty-four [24] hours for employees assigned to a 5/8 work schedule, twenty-seven [27] hours for employees assigned to a 9/80 work schedule, or thirty
B. Effective January 1, 2016, employees can use up to an additional forty-eight (48) hours of sick leave per year provided by the California Kin Care law.
C. An employee can use sick hours as protected sick leave for any of the following reasons: The diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition of, or preventative care for, an employee or the employee’s family member.
D. For purposes of this section, a family member includes employee’s parent, child, spouse, registered domestic partner, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, and sibling. Only the first three (3) shifts or hours equivalent plus forty-eight (48) hours of sick leave in a twelve
E. Employees can use protected sick leave for related purposes if they are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
F. In order to receive compensation while absent on protected sick leave, the employee shall notify a designated supervisor within two (2) hours of the time set for beginning duty, if such notification is physically impractical then such notification shall be waived until a reasonable period has elapsed.
G. When an employee is not utilizing protected sick leave, the department head or his designee may require a physician’s certificate stating the cause for any subsequent absence before said leave shall be approved. Such absence may be more than one (1) work day or if there is reasonable cause to indicate abuse of sick leave.
Use of Protected Sick Leave. A. Effective the start of the pay period which includes July 1, 2015, the first three (3) shifts or hours equivalent (e.g. twenty-four [24] hours for employees assigned to a 5/8 work schedule or twenty-seven [27] hours for employees assigned to a 9/80 work schedule) of paid sick leave taken each twelve (12) month period, for any authorized purpose, will be considered sick leave used pursuant to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. The twelve
