To be eligible an employee must. A. be eligible to accrue vacation and sick leave under the applicable labor agreement. C. have passed their initial probationary period. D. suffer from a serious medical hardship, catastrophic illness or injury to either themself or a family member as described in section 1 above. E. Employees are ineligible to use this bank during any investigatory suspension or if they are receiving or have applied for Worker's Compensation benefits.
Employees are also ineligible if they have discipline for sick leave abuse in their personnel file.
Application for Leave. In the event an employee is physically or mentally unable to initiate a request, the request may be initiated by a member of the employee's family, or by their department. An employee may be asked to provide additional medical information. Any awarded days will be prorated based on the employee's percentage appointment. E. Application does not constitute approval of the request.