Sick Leave 3.1. Illness Defined - As used with reference to sick leave, illness means temporary inability to discharge the duties of employment as the result of the mental or physical injury, sickness, or incapacity of the employee, or the employee's spouse or dependent child, and includes pregnancy, false pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy and recovery therefrom. Sick Leave Defined - Sick leave is a fringe benefit program which the Commissioner's Office maintains to provide compensation to personnel during periods of personal illness or illness of a spouse or dependent child. Personal sick leave may be taken for illness experienced by the OCHE employee. Sick leave may be taken by an OCHE employee to care for a spouse with an illness who has no other means of care.
Spouse is defined as the employee's legally married wife or husband sharing the same residence.
Sick leave may be taken to care for a dependent child with an illness who has no other means of care. Dependent children are those living in the same residence as the employee and whose primary means of support is that employee, and includes legally adopted children and stepchildren. Whenever possible supervisors shall be notified of such appointments at least 48 hours in advance. Credits begin at the first of the month for those hired between the 1st and the 15th of the month. For those hired between the 16th and the 31st of the month, sick leave credits start the first of the following month.