- (a) The purpose of sick leave shall be to afford employees protection against lost income from absences due to illness or injury and, in particular, long-term disability due to catastrophic illness or injury, and shall not be used to supplement other paid time off.
(b) An employee shall be entitled to utilize sick leave deducted from the employee's sick leave allowance for absences due to:
- (1) Illness;
- (2) Injury;
- (3) A request by the attending physician indicating that the employee's presence exposes another employee to contagious diseases which could endanger the employee’s health;
- (4) Medical and dental appointments with prior approval;
- (5) Death of an employee's family member; or
- (6) Pregnancy, if medically unable to work.
- (c) An employee shall be entitled to utilize up to 15 days of sick leave per fiscal year for the purpose of providing care to an ill or injured family member who is incapable of self-care within the meaning of the Family and Medical Leave Act or to accompany such person(s) to healthcare provider visits.
- (d) An employee shall be entitled to utilize up to 15 days of accumulated sick leave for a death of the employee's family member.
- (e) An employee receiving workers' compensation shall be entitled to utilize sick and annual leave to supplement the workers' compensation payment, provided that the combination of workers' compensation, sick and annual leave benefits shall not compensate the employee for more than the employee’s full pay.
- (f) The appointing authority may place an employee on sick leave when, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the employee appears to be of such a physical condition so as to prohibit the employee from fulfilling assigned duties.
Source. #8738, eff 10-18-06; ss by #10817, eff 5-17-15; ss by #14436, eff 12-1-25, EXPIRES: 12-1-35 (formerly Per 1204.05)