Leave Policies And Pointer

 SUMMIT LAW GROUP a professional limited liability company Sample Leave Policies and Practice Pointers Reflecting State and Federal Leave Law Requirements __________________________________ WAPELRA January 2009 __________________________________ Kristin D.. Sick leave may be used for any of the following purposes:  Personal illness or incapacity of the employee  Forced quarantine of the employee by a public health official  To care for the employee’s dependant children under age 18 who are ill  To attend the birth of the employee’s child  Use of a prescription drug that impairs job performance or safety  Medical or dental appointments of the employee or dependent children under the age of 18, when such appointments cannot reasonably be scheduled during off-duty time  For any purpose described in the Family Care policy set forth below.. A serious health condition is an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that involves:  Any period of incapacity or treatment connected with inpatient care (i.e., an overnight stay) in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility  A period of incapacity of more than three consecutive, full calendar days from work, school, or other regular daily activities that also involves continuing treatment by (or under the supervision of) a health care provider 5 Note: Instead of using a rolling 12-month period, employers may designate the leave year as the calendar year, any fixed 12-month period such as a fiscal year, or the 12-month period measured forward from the date any employee’s first FMLA leave begins.. An employee may use available paid time off when a spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-inlaw, or grandparent has a “serious or emergency health condition”, which are conditions:  Requiring an overnight stay in a hospital or other medical-care facility  Resulting in a period of incapacity or treatment or recovery following inpatient care  Involving continuing treatment under the care of