Common use of Sick Time Off – Use Clause in Contracts

Sick Time Off – Use. Sick time off shall be allowed an employee under the following conditions. a. Because of and during illness, disability or injury which has incapacitated the employee from performing required duties. b. By reason of exposure of the employee to a contagious disease during such period as attendance on duty would jeopardize the health of fellow employees or the public. c. Because of a health condition of a family member that requires treatment or supervision, or that requires the presence of the employee to make arrangements for extended care. Family members includes biological, adoptive, de facto, or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or the employee’s spouse or domestic partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; sibling, spouse, domestic partner, grandparent, grandchild, or child, regardless of age or dependency status, including a biological, adopted or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ child, stepchild, or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis, is a legal guardian, or is a de facto parent. Family members include those persons in a “step” relationship. d. Sick time off may also be used to provide emergency family care or because of condolence or bereavement (as in Article 18) e. For personal medical, dental, or optical appointments or for family members’ appointments when the presence of the employee is required, if arranged in advance with the Employer.