Policy Text
Policy
1014Mountain View Police Department
Mountain View PD Policy Manual
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DepartmentSick Leave - 1Sick Leave
1014.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Employees of this department are provided with a sick leave benefit that gives them continued
compensation during times of absence due to personal or family illness. The number of hours
available and terms of use are detailed in the employee’s respective 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) , the California Family Rights Act or for organ or
bone marrow donor procedures (29 CFR 825; Government Code § 12945.2; Labor Code § 1510).
1014.2 EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES
Sick leave may be used for absences caused by illness, injury, temporary disability (including
pregnancy/maternity), or for medical, dental or vision exams or medical treatment of the employee
or the employee's immediate family when it is not possible to schedule such appointments during
non-working hours.
Sick leave is not considered vacation, and abuse of sick leave may result in discipline and/or denial
of sick-leave benefits. Employees on sick leave shall not engage in other employment or self-
employment, or participate in any sport, hobby, recreational or other activity which may impede
recovery from the injury or illness.
1014.2.1 NOTIFICATION
Employees shall notify the appropriate supervisor as soon as they are aware that they will not be
able to report to work. At a minimum, employees shall make such notification no less than one
hour before the start of their scheduled shift. If an employee is unable to contact the supervisor
in the case of an emergency, every effort should be made to have a representative contact the
supervisor.
When the necessity for leave is foreseeable, such as an expected birth or planned medical
treatment, the employee shall, whenever possible, provide the Department with no less than 30-
days notice of the intent to take leave.
1014.3 EXTENDED ILLNESS
Employees on extended absences shall, if possible, contact their unit supervisor at three-day
intervals to provide an update on their absence and expected date of return. Employees absent
from duty due to personal illness in excess of three consecutive days may be required to furnish
a statement from their health care provider supporting the use of sick leave and/or the ability to
return to work.
Nothing in this section precludes a supervisor, with cause, from requiring a physician’s statement
if three or fewer sick days are taken.
Mountain View Police Department
Mountain View PD Policy Manual
Sick Leave
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DepartmentSick Leave - 21014.4 SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY
Supervisors should monitor sick leave usage and regularly review the attendance of employees
under their command to ensure that the use of sick leave is consistent with this policy. Supervisors
should address sick-leave use in the employee’s performance evaluation when it has negatively
affected the employee’s performance or ability to complete assigned duties, and when unusual
amounts of sick leave by the employee has had a negative impact on department operations.
When appropriate, supervisors should counsel employees regarding the excessive use of sick
leave and should consider referring the employee to the Employee Assistance Program.