3.15.020 Use of sick leave.
(1) Employees may use paid sick leave for any of the following reasons:
(a) An absence resulting from an employee’s own mental or physical illness, injury or health condition; to accommodate the employee’s need for medical diagnosis, care or treatment of a health condition; or the employee’s need for preventative medical care.
(b) To allow the employee to provide care for a family member with a mental or physical illness, injury or health condition; care of a family member who needs medical diagnosis; care for a family member who needs preventative medical care.
(c) To care for a child (biological, adoptive, foster, stepchild) or child for whom the employee stands in loco parentis, is a legal guardian for, or is a de facto parent in an emergency situation that requires supervision.
(d) If the district is closed by order of public official for any health-related reason, or where the employee’s child’s school or daycare is closed for such a reason.
(e) Absences covered by the district’s domestic violence leave policy; or
(f) In accordance with those reasons authorized by the Washington State Family Care Act.
(2) For purposes of this sick leave policy, “family member” means the employee’s child (biological, adoptive, foster, stepchild) or child for whom the employee stands in loco parentis, is a legal guardian for, or is a de facto parent; spouse or registered domestic partner; parent and parent-in-law, grandparent; grandchild or sibling.
(3) Nonexempt employees may use sick leave in increments of not less than 15 minutes. Exempt employees are generally not required to report absences of less than four hours and therefore shall use sick leave in more than four-hour increments.
(4) Employees will be notified of their paid sick leave balances each month on their pay stub and/or separate statement, including accrued paid sick leave since the last notification, used paid sick leave since the last notification, and current balance of paid sick leave available for use. [Res. 767 § 1.2, 2018; Res. 331 § 3, 1977.]