(a)Upon completion of 12 months service in a regular position, an employee may use sick leave.
(b)For the purpose of computing sick leave, each week of seven days, excluding holidays, shall be considered as containing not less than five work days. Employees whose basis of pay is other than the standard work week, such as fire department personnel, shall earn and use sick time in a comparable manner as set by the director.
(c)Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one work day for each month of service. Sick leave earned during the calendar year but not used may be accumulated up to a maximum of 60 days. Sick leave earned in excess of the maximum shall be held in a special reserve and may be granted as a supplementary sick leave in accordance with this part.
(d)(1) An employee shall b
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(a)
Upon completion of 12 months service in a regular position, an employee may use sick leave.
(b)
For the purpose of computing sick leave, each week of seven days, excluding holidays, shall be considered as containing not less than five work days. Employees whose basis of pay is other than the standard work week, such as fire department personnel, shall earn and use sick time in a comparable manner as set by the director.
(c)
Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one work day for each month of service. Sick leave earned during the calendar year but not used may be accumulated up to a maximum of 60 days. Sick leave earned in excess of the maximum shall be held in a special reserve and may be granted as a supplementary sick leave in accordance with this part.
(d)(1) An employee shall be granted sick leave for the following reasons:
a.
Personal illness of the employee, including, but not limited to, inability to work due to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
b.
Personal physician and dental appointments.
c.
Illness arising from exposure to contagious disease endangering the health of the employee.
d.
Illness in the employee’s immediate family which necessitates an absence from work. In this case, immediate family means the employee’s spouse, children, and parents.
e.
Death of the employee’s spouse, child, parent, parent-in-law, sister, or brother.
(2)
Total absences allowed under subdivisions (4) and (5) combined shall not exceed six days in any calendar year.
(e)(1) An employee who is absent on sick leave continuously for a period of five work days or more shall submit a doctor’s certificate or other written evidence to substantiate the sick leave usage. The certification shall include the following:
a.
The diagnosis.
b.
A confirmation that the diagnosed condition renders the employee incapacitated to perform position duties.
c. The probable period of the incapacitation.
(2) The appointing authority or director may require a certification to substantiate sick leave claims of less than five work days.
(f)
Sick leave shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1)
An employee shall not earn sick leave during a leave of absence without pay, a suspension, or when the employee is otherwise in a nonpay status for more than 15 calendar days in a month. An employee currently using supplemental sick leave shall not earn additional vacation or sick leave during the period when he or she is on supplemental sick leave.
(2)
Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee whose absence from duty is a result of his or her own misconduct. Absence for that cause shall be reported as absence without leave and shall subject the employee to disciplinary action.
(3)
Sick leave shall not be granted to an employee whose absence from duty is caused by injury or disability sustained as a result of employment outside the classified service.
(4)
Sick leave accumulation shall be forfeited upon separation or retirement from the classified service except as otherwise provided in this part.
(g) An employee who, as a result of personal illness, has exhausted his or her accumulated sick leave, upon approval by the board, may be granted supplemental sick leave in an amount not to exceed the number of days of sick leave the employee may have earned but did not receive credit because of having accumulated the maximum of 60 days. Every application for the allowances shall be supported by the certificate of a licensed physician and by any other proof of disability as the board may deem necessary. Supplemental sick leave shall be granted only for recuperative purposes as stated by competent medical authority.
(h)(1) An employee who sustains a disabling injury without fault or negligence on his or her part while performing the duties of his or her position may be granted leave with pay by the board. Each application for the leave shall contain a statement by the employee and affirmed by his or her supervisor setting forth the details of the accident on forms prescribed by the director, and supported by a doctor’s certificate setting forth the nature and extent of the injury and the probable period of disability. Injury with pay leave may be granted up to a maximum of six calendar months.
(2)
The leave with pay benefit provided by this rule shall be complementary to any workers’ compensation benefits payable under state law. The amount of the complementary benefit shall equal the difference between the amount of workers’ compensation and the amount to which the employee would have been entitled. In no case shall the total amount of benefits, taking into account the workers’ compensation benefits and the benefits provided by this part, exceed the base salary for the employee established in the classified service pay plan for the period during which the disability exists.
(3) If an employee is unable to resume his or her duties after six months’ injury leave, absences shall be charged against his or her accumulated sick leave, vacation leave, and overtime, in that order. In the event an employee is unable to resume his or her duties at the expiration of his or her accumulated sick, vacation, and overtime leave, he or she may retire from the service, if eligible, or request a leave of absence without pay in accordance with this part.