A. Sick leave shall be granted for personal illness, accidental injury, and pregnancy or for illness or accidental injury in the employee’s immediate family. 1. Immediate family shall be defined as the employee’s spouse, parent or guardian, child, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild or each similar relationship as established by marriage.
B. It is not necessary for an employee to obtain prior approval to use sick leave. When an employee’s absence extends beyond five (5) working days or when sick leave is used excessively, the employee shall be required to furnish appropriate evidence that the absence was for the purpose allowable under the provisions of this leave policy.
1. The supervisor or the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Safety & Security, may also request appropriate evidence concerning the cause of any use of sick leave if it is determined that there is a question as to the validity of the absence and/or that sick leave being used does not conform to the sick leave provisions of this Agreement.
2. Appropriate evidence may include one (1) or more of the following: a) A physician’s statement as evidence of medical treatment or being under a physician’s care. 2023-2024 Oklahoma City Federation of Classified / Support Collective Bargaining Agreement 17 b) The employee’s statement of illness endorsed by the employee’s immediate supervisor. c) Copies of the claims submitted for insurance benefits. d) Other information as may be indicated by the circumstances.
3. Employees who are proved to have abused the sick leave benefit will be subject to disciplinary action and/or dismissal.
C. Sick leave will accrue at the rate of one (1) day per month and shall accumulate from year to year up to the cap of two hundred and one (201) days.
D. The monthly accrual of sick leave for regular part-time employees shall be proportional to the amount of time worked. E. One additional day of sick leave will be added at the beginning of each school year for every twentyfour (24) days of accumulated sick leave. F. Employees are not eligible to use sick leave until the end of the first ninety (90) days of employment but shall accrue sick leave from the date of employment up to the cap of two hundred one (201) days.