(a) An employee requesting sick leave shall furnish a satisfactory written signed statement to justify use of sick leave.
(b) Requests for use of sick leave for absences from regularly assigned duties for a period of three or more consecutive work days shall be accompanied by medical certification subject to verification.
(Ord. 26-89. Passed 9-11-89.)
(c) Requests for use of sick leave for absences from regularly assigned duties for a period of less than three consecutive work days may be approved without medical certification, upon the employee's written statement as provided in subsection (a) hereof; provided however, that such use of sick leave without medical certification shall not exceed six workdays in a calendar year.
(Ord. 2-99. Passed 1-11-99.)
(d) In the case of death in the immediate family, up to three consecutive workdays will be approved under this section on the employee's written statement in (a) above. Requests for sick leave beyond the three days must be accompanied by a statement, subject to verification, demonstrating the need for the employee's continued absence. For employees who normally work a twenty-four hour work day, this section will be read as two workdays instead of three workdays. Such authorized paid time off shall not be deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave.
(Ord. 54-96. Passed 10-14-96.)
(e) For those employees who work an eight hour day requests for use of sick leave for the day preceding and/or the day following a legal and/or scheduled holiday or where the employee is scheduled to work between two scheduled days off, shall be accompanied by medical certification subject to verification.
(f) In the case of absence due to illness or injury in the immediate family the medical certification as required in this section shall pertain to the family member's condition and demonstrate the necessity of the employee's continuous absence to attend to that family member's illness or injury.
(g) Falsification of requests for use of sick leave or medical or other documentation shall be grounds for disciplinary action including dismissal.
(h) When an employee's sick leave exceeds two weeks, he or she shall advise his or her immediate supervisor of his or her recovery progress every two weeks thereafter.
(i) As used herein "workday" is defined as follows:
(1) For employees working a forty-hour work week, each consecutive eight working hours shall constitute one workday.
(2) For employees working a fifty-two hour work week each consecutive twenty-four working hours shall constitute one workday.
(Ord. 26-89. Passed 9-11-89.)