absence because of such condition; (2) the applicant has been and/or will be granted approved absence due to this health problem; (3) the health condition is not job related; and (4) the employee has or is expected to accumulate 40 or more hours of leave without pay due to this ...
Unless an employee has shown a pattern of sick leave abuse, then require written evidence of illness only in cases where an absence totals three days or more. If the leave is less, then the employee’s word should suffice — requiring documentation in unwarranted circumstances can lead to alle...
absence from duty for a prolonged period of time and to result in a substantial loss of income (at least 24 hour LWOP) to the employee because of the unavailability of paid leave. If a request is submitted on the employee’s behalf by a third party, it must ...