Utilization of Sick Leave With Pay. 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, attendance at an employee assistance program, exposure to contagious disease, for the emergency repair of personal assistive devices which are medically necessary for the employee to perform assigned duties, attendance upon members of the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s immediate family, or the equivalent of each for domestic partners, (parent, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, or another member of the immediate household) where the employee’s presence is required because of illness or death. The employee has the duty to insure that he/she makes 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) 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. In cases of pregnancy, the Agency may require a certificate from the attending physician to determine if the employee should be allowed to work. (See Section 9 for FMLA & OFLA.)
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Samples: Letter of Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Utilization of Sick Leave With Pay. 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, attendance at an employee assistance program, exposure to contagious disease, for the emergency repair of personal assistive devices which are medically necessary for the employee to perform assigned dutiesany FMLA/OFLA protected leave, attendance upon members of the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s immediate family, or the equivalent of each for domestic partners, (parent, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, an individual related by affinity as defined by XXXX, or another member of the immediate household) where the employee’s presence is required because of illness or deathdeath in the immediate family of the employee or the employee’s spouse. The employee Agency has the duty to insure require that he/she makes 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) daysleave, 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. In cases of pregnancy, the Agency may require a certificate from the attending physician to determine if the employee should be allowed to work. (See Section 9 for FMLA & OFLA.)
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Samples: Letter of Agreement
Utilization of Sick Leave With Pay. 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, attendance at an employee assistance program, exposure to contagious disease, for the emergency repair of personal assistive devices which are medically necessary for the employee to perform assigned duties, attendance upon members of the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s immediate family, or the equivalent of each for domestic partners, (parent, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, or another member of the immediate household) where the employee’s presence is required because of illness or death. The employee has the duty to insure that he/she makes 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) 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. In cases of pregnancy, the Agency may require a certificate from the attending physician to determine if the employee should be allowed to work. (See Section 9 for FMLA & OFLA.)
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Utilization of Sick Leave With Pay. 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, attendance at an employee assistance program, exposure to contagious disease, for the emergency repair of personal assistive devices which are medically necessary for the employee to perform assigned duties, attendance upon members of the employee’s or the employee’s spouse’s immediate family, or the equivalent of each for domestic partners, (parent, wife, husband, children, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildxxxxxxxxxx, or another member of the immediate household) where the employee’s presence is required because of illness or death. The employee has the duty to insure that he/she makes 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) 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. In cases of pregnancy, the Agency may require a certificate from the attending physician to determine if the employee should be allowed to work. (See Section 9 for FMLA & OFLA.)
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Samples: Letter of Agreement