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a. Each request for sick leave shall set forth the reasons for the request and shall be
submitted on a NCF-1 form.
b. Each request for more than seven consecutive calendar days of sick leave shall be
accompanied by a doctor's verification which demonstrates the employee's incapacity or
necessity to be absent.
c. Any abuse of sick leave privileges such as malingering and other non-authorized uses
shall constitute grounds for dismissal from employment.
d. A statement from a physician shall be required under the following circumstances:
1. prior to return from sick leave in excess of seven calendar days;
2. prior to return from any absence that involves an injury that incapacitates the
employee from performing assigned duties;
3 when the supervisor, in good faith, believes the employee is abusing sick leave
privileges.
4.27 Cancellation of Sick Leave Credits: An employee's sick leave credit shall be canceled
(subject to the provisions of paragraph 4.28) upon his/her separation from county employment.
4.28 Compensation For Unused Sick Leave / and Workers Compensation:
a. Pay for Unused Sick Leave: Terminating employees who are eligible to retire from
County service under the Texas County and District Retirement System, will be paid for
one-half of their remaining sick leave credits not to exceed 240 hours.
b. Workers Compensation: Employees must give notice to their department head of any
injury or occupational disease in accordance with Texas Worker's Compensation Rules.
This sub-paragraph relates to employees injured on the job who are eligible for workers
compensation weekly benefits according to state law. Employees injured will be paid
workers compensation benefits instead of their regular salary. No vacation or sick leave
shall accrue during the time an employee is on workers compensation. An employee that
has accumulated sick leave and is eligible for workers compensation payments may use
sick leave only as follows:
1. Up to five (5) days sick leave may be used at regular pay until workers compensation
benefits are eligible to be paid,
2. Earned sick leave may be used to supplement workers compensation benefits up to a
total of the regular base salary. Workers Compensation benefits shall be paid and
available sick leave benefits used to supplement at the request of the employee.
When sick leave is exhausted only workers compensation benefits shall be paid;
3. The provisions of 4.28 b1 and 4.28 b2 herein are the only applications by which sick
leave may be used to pay employees injured and eligible for workers compensation.
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Approved by Commissioners Court on January _____, 2013