Reasons for Leave
Sick leave may be taken for the following reasons:
Your own illness or injury.
For professional diagnostic, preventative, routine, or therapeutic health care. To care for a sick or injured family member, including helping that individual obtain diagnostic, preventative, routine, or therapeutic health treatment; or to accompany a parent, grandparent, spouse, or parent-in-law to an appointment related to their long-term care. To arrange for social or legal services or to obtain medical care or counseling for yourself or a family member who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or who is relocating as a result of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. To care for a family member because the school or business where the individual is normally located during your workday is closed for public health or safety reasons. Family member means your brother, sister, child, foster child, grandchild, grandparent, parent-in-law, or spouse.
Accrual and Usage
Eligible employees will accrue one hour for every 52 hours worked, up to a maximum accrual of 40 hours in a leave year. New employees begin accruing sick leave on their first day of employment. For purposes of this policy, the leave year is a calendar year. You may begin using sick leave once it is accrued. You may use up to 40 hours of sick leave per leave year. You may carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick leave to the following leave year. If your absence is shorter than a normal workday, the Company will permit you to use your sick leave in one hour increments.
Compensation
You will be compensated for sick leave at your regular rate of pay or at the Vermont minimum wage, whichever is greater.
Interaction with Other Leave
Sick leave will run concurrently with other types of leave where permitted under applicable law.
Notice
If the need for sick leave is foreseeable, you must make a good faith effort to provide advance notice and schedule the leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt business operations. If unforeseeable, provide notice as soon as practical. If known, notice should include the expected length of the absence.
Payment upon Termination
You will not be paid for any unused sick leave when your employment ends.
Retaliation
The Company will not retaliate against employees who request or take leave in accordance with this policy. Parental Leave In accordance with the Vermont Parental and Family Leave Act (PFLA), CREA, LLC will provide eligible employees up to a total of 12 weeks of parental and/or family leave in a 12-month period.
Eligibility
To be eligible for parental leave under the PFLA, you must:
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