Common use of Allowance of Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Allowance of Sick Leave. An employee eligible for sick leave with pay may use sick leave only for absence due to illness, injury, exposure to contagious disease which could be communicated to other employees, and illness or death in the employee's immediate family. An employee on sick leave shall inform his immediate supervisor of the fact and the reason therefore as soon as possible, and failure to do so within at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the shift, unless emergency conditions exist, may be cause for the denial of sick leave with pay for the period of absence. Any employee fraudulently obtaining (or attempting to obtain) sick leave shall be disciplined. Excessive or patterned use of sick leave shall also be just cause for discipline.