Fitness for duty examinations, if required, must be job-related and paid for by the requesting department. If the amount of sick leave taken is less than half a day, it should not be reported. In some areas it may be appropriate to account for classified employees' leave in increments of less than one hour for job costing and other such purposes. If the illness extends beyond 10 working days, an employee who is covered by short-term disability insurance may use the benefits of that program. After 10 working days of illness, sick leave may be coordinated with the short-term disability program.
All employees are eligible to receive worker's compensation for job-related injuries or illnesses.
If an employee is to receive sick leave payment for absences under worker's compensation, the employee must sign over to the University all compensation received through the worker's compensation insurance program. Sick leave will be applied to the remaining portion not covered by the worker's compensation benefit so the employee receives a normal pay check while on leave. Additional leave may be taken in accordance with the Family and Medical leave policy using annual leave or leave without pay. An employee who is the father of newborn child may take up to six weeks of sick leave immediately following the birth of the child, as needed. Additional leave may be taken in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Policy using annual leave or leave without pay.