Sick leave is available for use by all eligible employees immediately upon accrual.
All requests for use of sick leave must be approved by the employee's supervisor. A Request for Leave of Absence form is available. The university reserves the right to require substantiation of the illness that resulted in the absence. Upon use of all sick leave, the employee may, if desired, request to use accrued vacation time, compensatory time for nonexempt employees, or request a leave without pay. With the supervisor's approval, an employee may charge authorized vacation time to sick leave when the employee experiences a major illness or injury while on vacation.