Policy No.: 5022 Board Approved: March 20, 2018 Revised:
Maryland Paid Sick and Safe Leave (Maryland Healthy Working Families Act) In accordance with HB1 – Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, effective February 11, 2018, Hagerstown Community College will provide paid “earned sick and safe” (ESS) leave for part time employees 18 and older who regularly work at least 12 hours per week. This includes; hourly part-time, credit adjunct faculty, non-credit adjunct faculty, coaches, student workers, temporary and seasonal employees if they meet the hourly requirements. Use of Sick and Safe Leave An employee is required to make a request to the supervisor to take earned sick and safe leave as soon as it is practical after the employee is aware of the necessity for the leave and should include the expected duration of the leave. For purposes of sick and safe leave usage, family member is defined as; biological, adopted, foster or step children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings; a child for whom the employee has legal or physical custody or guardianship; a child for whom the employee stands in loco parentis regardless of the child’s age; the legal guardianship of the employee; an individual who acted as a parent or stood in loco parentis to the employee or the employee’s spouse when the employee or the employee’s spouse was a minor; and the spouse of the employee.
Payment of Sick and Safe Leave Sick and safe leave will be paid to employee at the same wage rate as the employee normally earns.
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