MDOC Employee Handbook - Michigan Corrections Organization

An employee who does not report for duty on theirregularly scheduled workday without proper leaveapproval, will be considered absent without leave.That employee shall receive lost time and be subject tocorrective action. The notice of an unscheduledabsence shall be made personally by the employee,unless physically unable to do so. Unauthorizedabsence by an employee for three (3) or moreconsecutive workdays may result in separation forunauthorized absence.The employee is responsible for providing updatedmedical documentation prior to the expiration of anypreviously submitted documentation for which s/he isabsent from work for an extended time or on a medicalleave of absence. Failure to provide updated medicaldocumentation within the expiration of the previouslysubmitted documentation may result in separation forvacating a position.6. JAIL TIME OR OTHERRESTRICTED SUPERVISIONNo employee shall be allowed to work while under anyelectronic monitoring supervision or device, housearrest, or sentenced to jail time for any reason,including weekends, even if granted a work releasepass. Employees must use available annual leave,BLT, personal leave, or compensatory time whileserving jail time or under other restricted supervisionbefore being placed on lost time or requesting andbeing considered for approval for an unpaid leave ofabsence consistent with Civil Service CommissionRules and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement.13