City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manual

City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał

employee’s name and last four (4) digits of social security number, 2) the final unused Sick Leave balance, and 3) the dates of covered employment with the prior employer. 5.3 Sick and Sick-Family Leave Usage A. Sick Leave is granted to an employee for the employee’s own sickness or injury. Unlike Annual Leave that is earned by the employee, Sick Leave is granted to the employee by the City and its use is restricted to the circumstances covered by this and related policies. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (page 209) Leave for the Adoption or Foster Care Placement of a Child (page 245) B. Sick-Family Leave may be granted to an employee in the event of a serious illness or death of a member of the immediate or other family (as defined above). Normally, a maximum of 40 hours of paid Sick-Family Leave for FT may be used if it is an immediate family member or 16 hours for FT if it is a family member other than immediate family. Likewise, the maximum number of hours of paid Sick-Family Leave that a PT may use for an immediate family member is as follows: PT 20, 20 hours; PT 25, 25 hours; or PT 30, 30 hours. The maximum number of paid hours that PT employees may use for non-immediate family members is as follows: PT 20, eight hours; PT 25, 10 hours; or PT 30, 12 hours. C. If the employee’s department questions the validity of the Sick-Family Leave usage, the department may require a physician’s certification stating the need for the employee’s absence to care for the ill family member. In extreme life threatening situations or where a major illness requires an immediate family member to be treated outside of the local geographic area where commuting is not possible or where the employee’s presence is necessary to provide care, the amount of Sick-Family Leave that can be used may be extended. This will apply to immediate family members only, must be recommended by the Department Director, and approved by the P&C Director prior to the usage except in cases where the onset of the emergency makes prior notification impossible. The Department Director or the P&C Director may require a written statement from the treating physician to ensure the illness and the employee’s attendance meet the requirements for extended Sick-Family Leave. D. If an employee uses Sick or Sick-Family Leave for an event that is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the time that is charged to Sick Leave and the FMLA entitlement will run concurrently. See the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policy on page 209 for more information. E. Employees may not use Sick or Sick-Family Leave to care for healthy children except as provided for in Policy F-7, Leave for the Birth of a Child (page 214) and Policy F-19, Leave for the Adoption or Foster Care Placement of a Child (page 245). F. An employee may not use accumulated Sick Leave for an injury by accident or illness

Table of Contents A B C D E F H I J K L List of Appendices G

F - Leaves of Absence

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