Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Amount of
Leave Earned.
(1) Starting with the first
month of service an employee shall earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 37.14
hours worked. An employee may not earn more than 7 days of sick leave in a
calendar year.
(2) An employee may
not earn sick leave upon hours worked in excess of the employee's standard
workweek.
(3) Under this regulation
the amount of hours an employee has worked shall include any hours the employee
is on paid leave.
B. The
Director, with the approval of the Board, may establish an incentive program
for employees. The incentive program may include provisions for the Service to
reimburse an employee for unused sick leave if the employee's accumulated sick
leave is reduced by an amount equal to the reimbursement.
C. Advanced Sick Leave.
(1) The Service may advance up to 15 days of
sick leave to an employee in any calendar year for a serious disability,
ailment, or illness if no other leave with pay is credited to the
employee.
(2) The use of advanced
sick leave by an employee constitutes a debt for which payment is enforceable
upon the employee's return to work, and continues to be enforceable on the
employee's termination of employment with the Service.
(3) An employee shall repay to the Service
advanced sick leave:
(a) In cash;
(b) By applying credited annual leave,
personal leave, or sick leave of the employee to the amount of advanced leave
owed; or
(c) By reducing the amount
of sick leave earned and credited to the employee.
D. Use of Sick Leave. An employee
may use sick leave for the following purposes only:
(1) Disability or illness of the
employee;
(2) A documented medical
appointment for the employee;
(3)
Illness of a member of the employee's immediate family;
(4) A medical appointment for a member of the
employee's immediate family;
(5)
Bereavement leave as described in §I of this regulation; or
(6) Birth or adoption of employee's child as
describe in §J of this regulation.
E. Sick leave may be accumulated without
limitation. Unless otherwise provided by law, sick leave shall be forfeited
upon termination of an employee's employment.
F. Attendance Control - Occurrences.
(1) If an employee uses sick leave on 3 or
more consecutive days, the employee shall submit to the Service an original
health care provider's certificate which authenticates the period of illness
and includes a prognosis regarding the employee's ability to return to work.
The employee shall ensure that the certificate is signed personally by a
licensed or certified medical provider or practitioner.
(2) In order to prevent abuse of sick leave
and to ensure medical attention for an employee, the Service may require an
employee to submit a certificate which authenticates a period of illness of 1
day or more and which is signed in accordance with §F(1) of this
regulation.
(3) When an illness of
1 day or more occurs during a period of annual leave or personal leave, the
Service shall grant sick leave for the period of illness if the employee
submits a certificate to the Service which authenticates the period of illness
and which is signed in accordance with §E(1) of this regulation.
G. Attendance Control-Medical
Examinations.
(1) If an employee is absent
from employment due to medical reasons, the Director, or the Director's
designee, may require the employee to be medically examined to determine if the
employee has:
(a) An illness which requires
the employee to utilize an excessive amount of sick leave; or
(b) A disability which prevents the employee
from the proper performance of the employee's duties.
(2) A medical practitioner licensed by the
State shall conduct the examination at the Service's expense.
H. The Service shall provide
unpaid leave in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and
Regulation .16 of this chapter.
I.
Bereavement Leave.
(1) Death of Immediate
Family Member.
(a) An employee may use up to 3
working days of sick leave in the event of the death of one of the following
members of the employee's family:
(i)
Spouse;
(ii) Child or stepchild of
the employee;
(iii) Parent of the
employee or the employee's spouse or an individual who took the place of a
parent;
(iv) Sibling of the
employee or the employee's spouse;
(v) Other relative living as a member of the
employee's household.
(b) If travel requiring staying away from
home overnight is involved, the employee may use up to 5 working days of sick
leave.
(2) Death of
Other Family Members.
(a) An employee may use
1 working day of sick leave in the event of the death of one of the following
relatives of the employee:
(i) Grandparent or
grandchild of the employee or the employee's spouse;
(ii) Aunt or uncle of the employee or the
employee's spouse;
(iii) Niece or
nephew of the employee or the employee's spouse;
(iv) Brother-in-law or sister-in-law of the
employee or the employee's spouse;
(v) Son-in-law or daughter-in-law of the
employee or the employee's spouse;
(b) The Director may authorize additional use
of sick leave if travel away from home overnight is involved.
J. Birth or Adoption of
Employee's Child. An employee who is primarily responsible for the care and
nurturing of a child, with the approval of the Director or designee, may use
accrued sick leave to care for the child during the period immediately
following:
(1) The birth of the employee's
child; or
(2) The placement of the
child with the employee for adoption.
