Policy Text
Policy Delano Police Department
1007 Delano PD Policy Manual
Sick Leave
1007.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides general guidance regarding the use and processing of sick leave. The accrual
and terms of use of sick leave for eligible employees are detailed in the City personnel manual
or applicable collective bargaining agreement.
This policy is not intended to cover all types of sick or other leaves. For example, employees may
be entitled to additional paid or unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons as provided
for in the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (29 USC § 2601 et seq.) and the California Family
Rights Act, and leave related to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or for organ or bone
marrow donor procedures (29 CFR 825; Government Code § 12945.2; Labor Code § 230.1; Labor
Code § 1510).
1007.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Delano Police Department to provide eligible employees with a sick leave
benefit.
1007.3 USE OF SICK LEAVE
Sick leave is intended to be used for qualified absences. Sick leave is not considered vacation.
Abuse of sick leave may result in discipline, denial of sick leave benefits, or both.
Employees on sick leave shall not engage in other employment or self-employment or participate
in any sport, hobby, recreational activity or other activity that may impede recovery from the injury
or illness (see Outside Employment Policy).
Qualified appointments should be scheduled during a member’s non-working hours when it is
reasonable to do so.
1007.3.1 NOTIFICATION
All members should notify the Watch Commander or appropriate supervisor as soon as they are
aware that they will not be able to report to work and no less than one hour before the start of their
scheduled shifts. If, due to an emergency, a member is unable to contact the supervisor, every
effort should be made to have a representative for the member contact the supervisor (Labor
Code § 246 ).
When the necessity to be absent from work is foreseeable, such as planned medical appointments
or treatments, the member shall, whenever possible and practicable, provide the Department with
no less than 30 days' notice of the impending absence (Labor Code § 246).
Upon return to work, members are responsible for ensuring their time off was appropriately
accounted for, and for completing and submitting the required documentation describing the type
of time off used and the specific amount of time taken.
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