Common use of Reporting Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Reporting Sick Leave. Employees who will be on sick leave are responsible for telephoning not later than fifteen (15) minutes following their start time to report off to the immediate supervisor. Employees with assignment responsibilities commencing prior to normal agency starting times must report off early enough to allow for timely coverage. Subsequent reports should be made each day unless the nature of the illness/injury is such that an estimated time of absence can be projected. Individual supervisors may develop more specific guidelines for reporting off for their work units. Upon returning to work after use of sick leave, an employee must complete and sign and “Application for Leave” form to justify use of sick time. The completed form is to be forwarded to the Personnel Office. In cases of extended absence, the form may need to be completed prior to the return to work. The Agency reserves the right to request a doctor’s statement when: A. An employee has a sick leave bank of one hundred twenty (120) hours or more and the employee’s sick leave extends beyond three (3) days. Such sick leave bank requirement will be prorated for part-time employees. B. When Family and Medical Leave (FML) is being requested/charged. C. An employee has a sick leave bank of less than one hundred twenty (120) hours and the employee’s sick leave extends beyond two (2) days. Such sick leave bank requirement will be prorated for part-time employees. D. A doctor’s statement may also be requested to release the employee to return to the job after a serious illness or injury. E. Additionally, whenever the Employer has provided an employee with written notice of excessive and/or patterned absence, inclusive of expected improvement, the Employer may require that any future requests for sick leave by said employee be accompanied by a signed statement from a licensed physician in order to justify the use of said leave. Excessive/patterned absence may also be cause for discipline. The Employer is committed to consistency under similar circumstances. Sick leave is substituted for unpaid Family and Medical Leave whenever an employee seeks the benefits/protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act and for absences which qualify under FML. Family and Medical Leave is available to eligible employees generally for absences of three (3) consecutive work days or more, or for intermittent leave as certified as medically necessary. Sick leave must also be exhausted prior to seeking an unpaid leave of absence for reasons of disability under Agency personnel policy, except that an employee who qualified for disability benefits under any Agency sponsored disability plan may elect not to continue the use of paid sick leave.

Reporting Sick Leave. Employees who will be on sick leave are responsible for telephoning not later than fifteen (15) minutes following their start time to report off to the immediate supervisor. Employees with assignment responsibilities commencing prior to normal agency starting times must report off early enough to allow for timely coverage. Subsequent reports should be made each day unless the nature of the illness/injury is such that an estimated time of absence can be projected. Individual supervisors may develop more specific guidelines for reporting off for their work units. Upon returning to work after use of sick leave, an employee must complete and sign and “Application for Leave” form to justify use of sick time. The completed form is to be forwarded to the Personnel Office. In cases of extended absence, the form may need to be completed prior to the return to work. The Agency reserves the right to request a doctor’s statement when: A. An employee has a sick leave bank of one hundred twenty (120) hours or more and the employee’s sick leave extends beyond three (3) days. Such sick leave bank requirement will be prorated for part-time employees. B. When Family and Medical Leave (FML) is being requested/charged. C. An employee has a sick leave bank of less than one hundred twenty (120) hours and the employee’s sick leave extends beyond two (2) days. Such sick leave bank requirement will be prorated for part-time employees. D. A doctor’s statement may also be requested to release the employee to return to the job after a serious illness or injury. E. Additionally, whenever the Employer has provided an employee with written notice of excessive and/or patterned absence, inclusive of expected improvement, the Employer may require that any future requests for sick leave by said employee be accompanied by a signed statement from a licensed physician in order to justify the use of said leave. Excessive/patterned absence may also be cause for discipline. The Employer is committed to consistency under similar circumstances. Sick leave is substituted for unpaid Family and Medical Leave whenever an employee seeks the benefits/protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act and for absences which qualify under FML. Family and Medical Leave is available to eligible employees generally for absences of three (3) consecutive work days or more, or for intermittent leave as certified as medically necessary. Sick ▇▇▇▇ leave must also be exhausted prior to seeking an unpaid leave of absence for reasons of disability under Agency personnel policy, except that an employee who qualified for disability benefits under any Agency sponsored disability plan may elect not to continue the use of paid sick leave.