The Board and the University reserve the right to require acceptable evidence of illness, injury, or disability before allowing any sick leave benefits. The Office of Human Resources is also to be notified when an employee is absent from the work place five or more days for other than vacation, approved leave, or is hospitalized for any length of time. Notification may be in the form of a memo or a telephone call. There is no maximum accrual of sick leave. Earned accumulative sick leave is calculated at the end of each month.
Sick leave used in the current month is deducted from the accumulated total the following month.
Usage of sick leave will be recorded on the Report of Benefit Usage card which is distributed to the employees through the departments on a monthly basis. Failure to complete this report will result in the individual's paycheck being held until the properly completed Report of Benefit Usage card is turned in to the Payroll Office. The supervisor's signature on the Report of Benefit Usage card indicates approval of the employee's report of sick leave usage. The University reserves the right to require acceptable evidence of illness, injury, or disability before approving any sick leave benefits. When the employee exhausts all available benefits, he or she will be placed in a no-pay status for the remainder of the absence.