Sick Days
Sick days are intended to provide income in the event that a non-work related personal illness or injury prevents you from performing your job. When calling in, you must speak directly to your supervisor. Your supervisor may request a statement from your physician be sent to the Human Resources Office after three or more consecutive sick days.
You will be allowed to use up to six (6) sick days of your total accumulated sick days per year to care for a member of your immediate family or member of your household. "Immediate family" is defined as parents, grandparents, stepparents, 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 your 90-day introductory period. Upon continued service, you will accrue one sick day per month until the following June 30th. On July 1st you will be 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.
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: If you are a full-time employee and have successfully completed the 6-month introductory period, you are eligible for unlimited sick days subject to review by your 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. As a full-time employee you are allowed to use up to six (6) sick days to care for a member of your immediate family or member of your household.
Sick Days Buy Back
Any non-exempt, non-union staff member who has any unused sick time in excess of the 20 days accumulation as of the end of a fiscal year, will have excess unused sick days exchanged at a two-for-one rate, resulting in a credit of additional "personal" days that might 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, can exchange their 8 surplus sick days for 4 additional "personal" days to be utilized during the next fiscal year.
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