Contract Article 11 - Special Leaves

Question 1

Upon request to serve on active duty or inactive duty for training shall be granted a maximum of _______ shifts per calendar year.

Answer 1

30

Question 2

At the beginning of each calendar year, or after a change in status or assignment, the employee will provide their immediate supervisor with documentation establishing what?

Answer 2

• Reserve status and unit assignment

- Annual training schedule

Question 3

When must an employee provide their orders for active duty?

Answer 3

-The first scheduled work day after documentation becomes available

Question 4

Where are active duty or reserve duty training documents to be maintained?

Answer 4

-The employees bureau file

Question 5

An employee that has to take military leave will provide a leave slip to their immediate supervisor ____________ prior to his/her scheduled leave when possible?

Answer 5

-2 weeks

Question 6

What form of communication is not acceptable documentation to transmit military documentation?

Answer 6

• Email

- But may be used to transmit PDF copies

Question 7

If a military member is unable to provide appropriate documentation prior to his/her military leave, how long does the member have to submit the paperwork?

Answer 7

-Within 30 days after deployment

Question 8

Will an employee’s approved, scheduled vacation leave be cancelled because another employee has been granted military leave?

Answer 8

-No

Question 9

What is approved, scheduled vacation leave?

Answer 9

• Any vacation request
• Submitted to immediate supervisor
• 2 weeks or more in advance
• Is approved

Question 10

What type of leave can be utilized in lieu of leave without pay for military leave?

Answer 10

• Vacation, bonus, or professional

- Use of leave for this purpose shall not be controlled by other policies, procedures, or rules that affect these leaves

Question 11

What is the maximum hours of sick leave that can be maintained when granted leave without pay?

Answer 11

-40 hours

Question 12

Except as provided in military leave, when a member uses how many hours of leave without pay will they stop receiving credit for longevity, senority, time in grade for promotion, salary increases or probation completion?

Answer 12

-160 hours

Question 13

Continuous leave without pay for periods of 160 work hours, excluding FMLA or ADA, must be approved by who?

Answer 13

-The employees bureau commander

Question 14

Continuous leave without pay in excess of 90 calendar days for reasons related to medical conditions must be approved by who?

Answer 14

-Division head and the sheriff

Question 15

In making the decision to grant extra leave without pay, who does the bureau commander have to consult with?

Answer 15

• Health detail
• Additional leave granted cannot exceed one year
• Requests for leave without pay to seek other employment will be denied

Question 16

Continuous leave without pay over 90 days, for reasons not related to a medical condition must be approved by whom?

Answer 16

-The sheriff or his designee

Question 17

If extended leave without pay is not granted or the employee does not request extended leave as specified , the employee may resign and may request re-employment within _______ years from the date of resignation.

Answer 17

3 years

-If the employee does not resign the department may make a request to the sheriff to convene the preterm board

Question 18

Employees shall be entitled to take up to ____ months of leave for maternity/paternity parent bonding purposes within ____ months following the birth.

Answer 18

-6 months, 12 months

Question 19

If an employee does not designate what time will be used for FMLA leave, in what order will the time be used?

Answer 19

• Compensatory time
• Sick
• Vacation
• Professional
• Bonus

Question 20

Shall an employee be permitted reasonable time off with pay to make application and/or take an examination for departmental promotion or transfer opportunities?

Answer 20

-Yes

Question 21

What must accompany a catastrophic leave request?

Answer 21

• A medical statement from a physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury
• Estimated time the employee is unable to work
• Evidence of the bureau commander’s approval

Question 22

The association will conduct solicitations for catastrophic leave, and solicitations will be conducted for _____ calendar days.

Answer 22

-30

Question 23

Can sick leave be donated for catastrophic leave?

Answer 23

-No

Question 24

What are the parameters for donating leave to the catastrophic leave requests?

Answer 24

• Minimum donation of 4 hours

- Must have vacation leave balance of 40 hours after the donation