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ARTICLE 29 <br />PAID SICK LEAVE <br />29.1 It is the policy of the County to permit employees to be absent from <br />non -work related sickness or injury. In order to help employees m <br />income during these absences, the County will provide compensatic <br />to the guidelines in this Article. <br />29.2 Sick leave will accrue for all permanent full-time and perman( <br />employees (hired before 6/22/01) beginning with the completion of <br />calendar month of employment. Full-time employees will accrue <br />month and part-time employees' accrual will be on a pro -rata basis, <br />computed by dividing the employee's scheduled biweekly hours by 1 <br />29.3 Sick leave may be used as it is accrued. To receive compensation <br />on medical leave the employee shall notify the immediate supervi: <br />as soon as possible after the period of absence begins. The SL <br />request a physician's certification of the need for the absence <br />suspicion of abuse of sick leave. In every case, a person using n <br />consecutive work days of sick leave will present a certification of <br />absence and clearance to return to work from a licensed medical K <br />or D.O.). Failure to present such certification may prevent the ei <br />being allowed to return to work or may result in progressive disciplin <br />29.4 Sick leave may be charged in minimum increments of one-half hour. <br />29.5 Sick leave may be applied for the following purposes: <br />A. Personal injury or illness not connected with the job. For <br />absence see Article 27. <br />B. Medical, dental, optical, or chiropractic treatment/examination. <br />C. Exposure to a contagious disease which would <br />determined by a physician). <br />D. Illness of a family member, defined as father, mother, sc <br />brother, sister, husband, wife, father/mother-in-law, son/dai <br />brother/sister-in-law, step-father/mother, step-son/daug <br />brother/sister, grandparent, and guardian. Employees may i <br />than five days of sick leave in, a calendar year for the illneE <br />member, unless the illness qualifies for FMLA leave. <br />all <br />fork due to <br />intain their <br />according <br />part-time <br />lir first full <br />m. day Der <br />ne day" is <br />file absent <br />prior to or <br />rvisor may <br />there is a <br />e than five <br />,ed for the <br />/ider (M.D. <br />loyee from <br />action, <br />connected <br />others (as <br />daughter, <br />Iter -in-law, <br />,zr, step - <br />t use more <br />of a family <br />