If an absence covered by the ESLB extends from one fiscal year into another, the employee must return to work before becoming eligible for an additional 20 days in the second fiscal year. Prior to returning to work from extended sick leave, the employee must obtain a medical release, in accordance with the policy for Medical Certification, Examination, and Inoculation. Sick leave compensation will be at the normal rate of pay. Employees may use their sick leave for personal illness or injury, for personal medical and dental appointments, for any approved family and medical leave, and for the illness or injury of a member of the immediate family or household. For these purposes, the immediate family is defined as spouse, child, and parent.
Household includes anyone maintaining a family relationship living in an employee's home.
Pregnancy and related illnesses shall be considered by the university as any other medical condition and will merit leave consideration as such. Up to six weeks of sick leave may be taken for the medical condition resulting from a normal delivery. Use of additional sick leave necessitated by medical complications requires an order from the employee's physician. Employees who misuse sick leave may be suspended or discharged. Employees receiving sick leave pay may not work elsewhere without forfeiture of this pay, except when outside employment has been approved by the university.