• Policies & Benefits Manual
• Introduction
• Policies & Procedures
• Benefits
  • Employee (Non-Faculty) Benefits Matrix
  • Auto/Homeowners Insurance Payroll Deduction Program
  • Bereavement Leave
  • COBRA
  • Dental Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Doctor Visits
  • Domestic Partner Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Fitness Center
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Insurance
  • Holidays
  • Leaves
  • Life Insurance
  • Life Insurance (Supplemental)
  • Long Service Recognition
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Sick Days
  • Social Security/Medicare
  • Tuition Assistance Plan
  • Tuition Exchange (TE) Program
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • USERRA
  • Vacation
  • Workers' Compensation
• Salary Administration
• Exhibits

Sick Days

Sick days are intended to provide income in the event that a non-work related personal illness or injury prevents an employee from performing his/her job. When calling in sick, employees must speak directly to a supervisor. A statement from a physician must be provided to the Office of Human Resources after three or more consecutive sick days.

• Employees may use up to six (6) sick days of their total accumulated sick days per year to care for an ailing member of their immediate family or member of their household. "Immediate family" is defined as parents, grandparents, stepparents, stepchildren, sister, brother, child, spouse, domestic partner or other member of the immediate household.

Non-Exempt Staff

Paid sick days eligibility begins after successful completion of the three month introductory period. Upon continued service, one sick day per month is accrued until the following June 30^th. On July 1^st employees are credited with twelve (12) sick days for the coming fiscal year. Unused sick days may be carried over to the next year to accumulate a maximum of 20 sick days.

Sick Days - Example for Part-time Non-Exempt Staff

If a part-time employee works 30 hours a week for 52 weeks in a department where his/her non-exempt co-workers work 37.5 hours per week, sick time would be determined as follows:

(30 / 37.5) x 90 hours = 72 hours

Once the amount of available sick time is determined, the part-time employee is allowed to use up to one half (1/2) of the total accumulated sick time to care for a member of his/her immediate family or member of his/her household.

Exempt Staff

Full-time employees who have successfully completed the 6-month introductory period are eligible for unlimited sick days, subject to review by a supervisor, and in the case of an extended illness or injury subject to medical review and approval. Beginning the day a non-work related accident or illness occurs, monthly income benefit payments provide 100% of your base monthly earnings for a maximum of 26 weeks. Full-time employees are allowed to use up to six (6) sick days to care for an ailing member of their immediate family or member of their household.

Sick Days Buy Back

Any non-exempt, non-union employee who has any unused sick time in excess of the 20 days accumulation as of the end of the fiscal year will have excess unused sick days exchanged at a two-for-one rate, resulting in a credit of additional “personal” days that may be utilized during the next fiscal year. Example: A staff member who already has accumulated 20 sick days and uses only 4 of the 12 sick days earned in a current fiscal year, 8 surplus sick days will be converted to 4 additional “personal” days to be utilized during the next fiscal year.

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