Article 20
SICK LEAVE
Accrual of Sick Leave
Following completion of one (1) academic qualifying pay
period, for a Teaching Associate in an Academic Year classification, or
one (1) qualifying pay period, for a Teaching Associate in a twelve (12)
month classification, such Teaching Associates shall accrue sick leave
with pay pro-rata according to timebase, based on the following formula:
(Timebase) x (8 hours). Thereafter, for each additional academic qualifying
pay period or qualifying pay period, credit for sick leave with pay shall
be accrued, based on the formula above.
The maximum sick leave that can be accrued in one month
is 8 hours, from all positions combined. The maximum sick leave that can
be accrued in one year is 8 hours per month for 12 months, for a maximum
total of 96 hours per year, from all positions combined. Sick leave may
be accumulated without limit, and no additional sick leave with pay
beyond that accumulated shall be granted.
Upon request, a Teaching Associate who returns to CSU
employment within ten (10) months following the date of separation shall
be credited by the campus with his/her sick leave balance at the time of
separation from previous CSU employment. If the Teaching Associate is
appointed to a classification in which sick leave is not accrued, this
provision shall not apply.
Bargaining unit employees other than Teaching Associates
do not accrue sick leave.
Absences Chargeable to Sick Leave
The use of sick leave may be authorized by the appropriate
administrator only when an employee is absent because of:
- illness, injury, or disability related to pregnancy;
- exposure to contagious disease;
- dental, eye, or other physical or medical examinations or
treatments by a licensed practitioner; and
- illness or injury in the immediate family. Sick leave for family
care is primarily for emergency situations. Up to five (5) days of
accrued sick leave credit may be used for family care during any one
(1) calendar year.
The term "immediate family" as used in this Agreement shall
refer to the employee's spouse or domestic partner, parent, child, stepparent,
stepchild, or close relative or person residing in the immediate household
of the employee (except domestic employee or roomer). Also included in this
definition shall be any minor children or incapacitated individuals for whom
the employee has primary responsibility or legal guardianship or conservatorship.
Procedure for Requesting Sick Leave
A Teaching Associate shall be responsible for immediately
reporting an absence to the appropriate administrator in compliance with
department and campus policies.
The employee shall be responsible for completing and signing
the campus absence form and returning the absence form to the appropriate
administrator upon reporting to work.
Under no circumstances may a Teaching Associate be granted
sick leave for days when the Teaching Associate would not normally be paid
or during an officially scheduled campus closure, unless the employee is
officially scheduled to work during such a closure.
An employee may be required to provide a physician's statement
or other appropriate verification for absences after three (3) consecutive
days charged to sick leave.
Charging Sick Leave
A Teaching Associate shall be charged sick leave pro-rata
according to timebase, as provided in the formula in provision 20.1, for
each day he/she was not available to work due to an absence chargeable to
sick leave. Sick leave shall be charged for each day, exclusive of days on
which the campus is closed, from the onset of such an absence until the
employee resumes attendance at the campus or until the employee notifies
the appropriate administrator he/she is available to resume work. A Teaching
Associate shall not be considered to work more than five (5) days in a
seven (7) day period for the purpose of charging sick leave.
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