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POLICY NUMBER: IV C
SUBJECT: SICK LEAVE
APPLIES TO: FACULTY AND STAFF
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1,  2022
REVISED FROM: May 12, 1997

SICK LEAVE

Sick leave is provided for income protection of employees during active employment. Employees shall not be compensated for accrued sick leave balances upon separation of employment.

  1. Eligibility
    Each regular full-time or part-time employee is eligible to accrue sick leave.

  2. Accrual of Sick Leave

    1. Full-time employees shall accrue sick leave with pay at the rate of one normal working day for each month of service or major fraction thereof. Part-time employees will accrue sick leave on a pro-rata basis. Twelve or more working days during a month constitutes a major fraction. Actual calculation of sick leave accruals will be denoted in hours not days.

    2. The maximum sick leave that may be accrued at any time is one hundred eighty (180) days.

    3. Faculty members on academic year contracts will accumulate sick leave for the summer months provided they are employed for the following academic year.

    4. Faculty and staff on 12-month or academic year contracts will accrue sick leave while on an approved leave of absence with pay.

    5. An employee will not accrue additional sick leave during a period of disability until he/she returns to work for a period of one month. After returning to work for one month, sick leave earned during the paid portion of the disability will be added to the employee's record.

  3. Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave

    An employee who is transferred or otherwise changed from one department to another shall retain his/her accumulated sick leave in the new department. NOTE: Employees working under a grant or contract cannot use accrued sick leave. Accrued sick leave will be retained in the employee's records in Human Resources and will be reinstated if the employee transfers to a University position.

  4. Granting/Utilization of Sick Leave

    Utilization of sick leave will be reported in hours rounded to the nearest quarter hour increment as calculated by the Payroll Office.

    1. The administrative head of the department shall approve sick leave for eligible employees, subject to the conditions and/or limitations stated under this policy. An eligible employee:

      1. When unable to perform job duties as a result of illness, accident or injury, pregnancy, childbirth, or other medical conditions.

      2. When relieved from duty to prevent the employee's exposure to, or exposure of, contagious disease or other potential health hazard.

      3. For the temporary care of members of his/her immediate family who are disabled as a result of illness, accident or injury, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions requiring the presence of the employee. Immediate family shall be the employee's spouse, children or step-children, parents or step-parents, siblings or step-siblings or in-laws.