Common use of Conversion to Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Conversion to Sick Leave. Employees on annual leave who become ill or are injured and who thereby require: (1) hospitalization, (2) emergency surgery/treatment and convalescence therefrom, or (3) a medically prescribed confinement may convert such period of time to sick leave. Employees who return home from or significantly interrupt annual leave because of death, injury or illness of a person other than the employee, for which sick leave could normally be used, may convert such time to sick leave, provided that such illness or injury requires (1) hospitalization and/or (2) emergency surgery/treatment and convalescence requiring the presence of the employee. Employees on annual leave at home shall have the same privilege. In accordance with Section G of this Article, where annual leave is converted to sick leave and the use of the sick leave is for a qualifying purpose under the FMLA, such sick leave, if for five (5) work days or more, may be counted against the employee's FMLA leave entitlement of twelve