The Medical Center major medical leave policy provides salary protection during times of genuine disability due to accident, illness or pregnancy. A conscientious employee will not abuse major medical leave. Each department head reviews leave records often and counsels employees who appear to take major medical leave too frequently. Temporary employees earn major medical leave, but may not use this leave.
Employees earn major medical leave credit for each month of service.
During the 90-day initial employment period, the employee accrues, but is not eligible to take, paid major medical leave except in case of death in the immediate family requiring the employee's absence from work. Please refer to Death in the Employee's Immediate Family section of the handbook for details. This policy also applies to employees who transfer to the Medical Center from another state agency. Major medical leave may be used for the illness or injury of an employee or member of the employee's immediate family only after the employee has used one, eight hour day of personal leave for such absence due to illness, or leave without pay if the employee has no accrued personal leave. Over 15 years 5 hours 7.5 days There will be no maximum limit to major medical leave accumulation.