Supervisors have the right to approve or reasonably disapprove sick leave usage. The supervisor may request proof of required attendance death of an employee's immediate family member. The university may require a physician's certificate after an absence of five consecutive days, when the physician has been seen, or in cases of patterned or excessive use. Accrued sick time is transferable from one Ohio state agency to another provided that the time between separation and reappointment does not exceed ten years. With ten years of service and upon retirement or death, an employee or the employee's estate receives a cash settlement equivalent to one-fourth of the value of accrued but unused sick leave up to a maximum of 240 hours.
Payment is based upon the employee's salary at the time of retirement or death.
Such payment eliminates all sick leave credit of the employee. Cash payment is made to retiring employees one time only. Employees returning to state service after a cash payment has been made can accrue and use sick leave as before, but cannot receive a cash settlement for the unused sick leave at the time of a second retirement. Fringe benefits in the form of regular compensation paid to employees during periods of authorized absences from the job, such as for annual leave, sick leave, military leave, and the like, are allowable, provided such costs are distributed to all institutional activities in proportion to the relative amount of time or effort actually devoted by the employees. The recipient institution is responsible for ensuring that costs charged to a sponsored agreement are allowable, allocable, reasonable and consistently treated under the cost principles of OMB Circular A-21.