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Sick Leave
<br />Sick leave is not a privilege or vested right that an employee may use at his/her discretion. Eligible
<br />employees may use sick leave only for the following:
<br />■ When an employee is unable to perform work duties due to illness or disability (including
<br />pregnancy).
<br />■ For medical, dental, or other care provider appointments.
<br />■ ��hen an employee has been exposed to a contagious disease of such a nature that his/her
<br />presence at the workplace could endanger the health of others.
<br />■ To care for the employee's injured or ill children, including stepchildren or foster children, for
<br />such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance with the child may be necessary.
<br />■ To take children, or other family members to a medical, dental, or other care provider
<br />appointment.
<br />■ To care for an ill family member for such reasonable periods as the employee's attendance
<br />may be necessary.
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<br />Paid sick lea�=e is provided for regular, full-time and on a prorated basis for eligible part-time employees.
<br />Regular, full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of eight (8) working hours for each calendar
<br />month reduced b�- Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESS1� b�u1k as defined belo�v. To be eligible, part-time
<br />employees must work a set schedule with a minimum of forty (40) hours per biweekly pay period. Most
<br />temporary, seasonal, and part-time employees are not eligible for sick leave.
<br />Tor�ll leatre b�u�l�ed �s sicl� leave and ESST T���-�'��'����: will be checked on the last pay dayin
<br />October of each year.
<br />• If Employ ee is at or over 960 accrued �'.� hours, they will begin accruing leave at the rate of
<br />eight (8) days per ��ear on the first pa�- day in No�rember.
<br />• If Employee is under 960 accrued �.�e-'_, hours, they will remain accruing at the rate of twelve
<br />(12) daj�s per y�ear.
<br />When balances are checked on the last pay day in October the following year, employees accruing at
<br />the eight (8) dayrs per year rate shall have one-half (1 /2) of the previous j�ear's accrued hours paid into
<br />Emplo��ee's Post Emplo��ment Health Care Savings Plan and the remaining half will remain in the
<br />employee's sick leave bank. (;��__� ,: If you begin the j�ear at the eight (8)-daj� accrual rate half of jrour
<br />year's accrual will be paid into your PEHCSP at the end of the year and the other half will remain in
<br />your bank.)
<br />If the balance is below 960 when checked the following year, the employee returns to the twelve (12)
<br />days per year accrual rate. Emplo�-ees are not eligible for PEHCSP payment when accruing at the
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