Common use of Reporting Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Reporting Sick Leave. (1) To be paid sick leave, the employee has the responsibility to report their inability to be on the job. Failure to notify his office or Department Head prior to the established work time may result in loss of pay for that day and may result in disciplinary action against the employee. If notification is not possible prior to the start of the established work time, the employee shall notify the Department Head as soon as is possible. (2) Sick leave time used will be subtracted on a hour‑for‑hour basis. (3) Upon return to work the employee shall file a Notice of Leave form stating the reasons for the absence, unless the employee filed the form prior to taking Sick leave. The form must be approved by the Department Head before being charged to sick leave. Individual records of all sick leave credit shall be maintained by the County. (4) A Department Head may require the employee to submit a medical statement, period of treatment, and date that the employee may return to work from sick leave when it occurs before or after a holiday or other scheduled day off or when an employee has a record of repetitious usage of short amounts of sick leave over an extended time period. The employee may be required to take a medical examination on returning from sick leave or on such occasions that it is in the best interest of the County. The medical examination shall be given by a physician designated by the County. (5) The County Judge, an Elected Official or a designee may investigate the alleged illness of an employee under the Elected Official’s supervision absent from work on sick leave. False or fraudulent use of sick leave shall be cause for disciplinary action, up to, and including, dismissal.