Everett Police Officers Association 1/3/2020

ARTICLE 23 - SICK LEAVE 23.1 Sick Leave Accrual 23.1.1 All full-time employees, shall receive sick leave benefits in accordance with the following 23.1.2 Upon employment, employees shall accrue six (6) hours of sick leave per pay period. One hour for every forty hours worked will be designated as Washington Paid Sick Leave (WAPSL). Upon completion of the probationary period, a new hire shall be credited with an additional 280 hours of sick leave. The maximum accrual of sick leave shall be 1040 hours and the maximum of accrual of WAPSL shall be 40 hours at year end. Any hours above forty (40) in the WAPSL bank at year end shall be transferred to the employee's sick leave bank up to the maximum sick leave bank threshold. 23.2 Sick Leave Use. 23.2.1 Employees may use regular sick leave for the following reasons: A. personal illness or physical incapacity ; B. forced quarantine of the member; C. medical, dental, or ocular appointments with advanced supervisory approval. D. to care for a child, under the age of 18 or an adult child incapable of self-care with a health condition requiring treatment or supervision including preventative care. 23.3 Washington Paid Sick Leave Use. 23.3.1 Employees shall be allowed to use WAPSL leave in accordance with RCW 49.46.210 and WAC 296-128-600 through 296-128-770 24.1 Other Usage of Sick Leave: 24.1.1 Employees shall also be allowed to use sick leave for FMLA or to offset L&I benefits or Washington Paid Family Medical Leave in accordance with City Policy and State and Federal Law. 25.1 Notification 25.1.1 When requesting sick leave, employees must notify their supervisor of the need for leave as soon as the need is foreseeable. Employees must provide enough information to determine which bank the sick leave is to be taken, the employee is not required to disclose the specific nature of the medical condition. 26.1 Sick Leave Incentive 33