Sick Leave Policy

Eligible employees receive 40 hours of paid sick leave each calendar year. The sick leave year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.

Eligibility

• New employees become eligible to use sick leave 7 calendar days after their employment start date.

How Sick Leave Is Earned

• Sick leave is accrued gradually each pay period rather than being granted all at once at the beginning of the year.
• Over the course of the calendar year, employees will accrue a total of 40 hours of sick leave, provided they remain employed throughout the year.
• Employees hired after January 1 will receive a prorated sick leave allotment based on their hire date and will accrue sick leave accordingly for the remainder of the calendar year.

Sick Leave Balance

• Employees may accumulate a maximum sick leave balance of 120 hours.
• Once the balance reaches 120 hours, additional sick leave will not accrue until the balance falls below the cap.

Carryover

• Employees may carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick leave from one calendar year to the next.
• Any unused balance above 40 hours will not carry over.

Using Sick Leave

• Employees may use up to 80 hours of sick leave during a calendar year, subject to their available balance and the negative balance policy below.
• Sick leave requests must be made in increments of at least 4 hours and no more than 40 hours per request.
• Employees must provide a reason when requesting sick leave.

Negative Sick Leave

• Employees may have a sick leave balance of up to 40 hours below zero, if approved. Future sick leave accruals will automatically reduce any negative balance.