Contract (Sick Leave, Special Leaves & Seniority)

Question 1

Sick leave may be used by employees for what (5) reasons?

Answer 1

1. Illness or Injury
2. Public Health Requirement
3. Doctor’s Appointment (4 hours maximum for any one appointment)
4. Bereavement
5. Medical Emergency (48 hours of vacation leave may be used per fiscal year as a one-time provision)

Question 2

What is Bereavement Leave?

Answer 2

• Absent themselves from work due to the death of a member of their immediate family
• Maximum of 48 hours per occurrence
• The Sheriff/Designee may grant up to 240 hours for bereavement leave

Question 3

Upon using ‘Sick Leave’, how much time does the employee have to file and sign a sick leave request upon returning back to work?

Answer 3

24 hours

Question 4

If a supervisor has concerns reference sick leave abuse, who shall he consult with to ensure consistent application of the sick leave section of contract?

Answer 4

Labor Relations

Question 5

What are allowed places an employee may be at or attend while on sick leave status?

Answer 5

• Place of residence
• Medical facility
• Doctor’s office
• Or shall notify their supervisor of their whereabouts
• If Sheriff approves in advance, the employee may be at gainful employment, pursuit of personal business, recreation, travel for recreation. If NOT, it is considered abuse of sick leave*

Question 6

How many shifts does a subject in the military have to use for active duty or inactive duty for training?

Answer 6

30 shifts

Question 7

When will an employee provide their immediate supervisor with documentation establishing reserve status and unit assignment?

Answer 7

At the beginning of each calendar year or change of status/assignment

Question 8

How long in advance, if possible will an employee provide his immediate supervisor an application of leave reference military duty?

Answer 8

2 weeks

Question 9

When will the employee provide an annual training schedule, or orders in case of active duty, after such documentation becomes available to the employee?

Answer 9

By the first schedule work day

Question 10

Are emails an acceptable means of transmission in regards to military documents (training schedule, earning statements and DD214’s)?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

How long after a deployment does an employee have to submit appropriate documentations?

Answer 11

30 days

Question 12

If an employee has approved scheduled vacation leave, will that leave be cancelled due to granted military leave?

Answer 12

No
-‘approved scheduled vacation’ means any vacation request submitted to the immediate supervisor 2 weeks or more in advance and is approved

Question 13

If an employee do not designate what type of leave is used for FMLA, what order shall ‘leave’ be used after comp-time is used.

Answer 13

1. Sick
2. Vacation
3. Professional
4. Bonus
5. Leave without pay

Question 14

Does FMLA have to be used in one continuous leave period?

Answer 14

Yes

Unless special circumstances clearly show a legitimate need for broken periods of leave

Question 15

If both husband and wife work for LVMPD, are they both each entitled to 6 months of leave for FMLA?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

What is the maximum sick leave hours an employee is able to maintain when granted leave without pay?

Answer 16

40 hours of sick leave

Question 17

What amount of hours of leave without pay is when the below will not be credited; purposes of probation, salary increases, time grade for promotion, seniority or computing longevity.

Answer 17

160 hours
seniority, longevity, salary increases, ext will be adjusted accordingly and only receive credit for time actually worked

Question 18

Continuous leave without pay in excess of (90) calendar days must be approved by who?

Answer 18

Division head and the Sheriff

Question 19

Continuous leave without pay in excess of 160 work hours, exclusive of FMLA and ADA, must be approved by who?

Answer 19

The employee’s bureau commander

Question 20

Prior to exceeding 160 work hours without pay, the employee is required to fill out documents from payroll. If the employee is unable to complete the required paperwork due to the medicinal nature of the absence, who will ensure the chain of command and Health Detail is notified.

Answer 20

The employee’s supervisor

Question 21

Female employee initially becoming pregnant, shall get a statement from her physician, then she will present it to her _______ and which will be forwarded to the _____ ________?

Answer 21

Supervisor and Health Section

Question 22

A female employee initially getting pregnant, shall on a _______ basis, present a physician condition report of health to her supervisor and Health Detail.

Answer 22

On a Monthly basis

-Commencing with the sixth month of pregnancy.

Question 23

If a female employee fails to produce on a monthly basis a physician’s statement, within (5) days of the due date, the employee will be placed on what leave, after a (3) calendar day notice?

Answer 23

She will be placed on maternity leave.

Question 24

When will an employee qualify for catastrophic leave? (3)

Answer 24

• The employee has suffered a catastrophic injury or illness
• The employee has exhausted all accrued leave as a result of said illness/injury
• Will need a minimum of 80 hours of catastrophic leave
• employees with work-related worker’s comp claims are not eligible*

Question 25

The request for catastrophic leave from the association must be accompanied by what paperwork? (2)

Answer 25

• A medical statement from the attending physician

- Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval

Question 26

Donations to an employee’s catastrophic leave request will be given from the donor’s what? (3)

Answer 26

• Bonus
• Vacation (must have a remaining balance of 40 hours)
• Professional
• Sick cannot be donated and a minimum of 4 hours will be donated*

Question 27

After donated hours for catastrophic leave are used up, the Association may grant the employee up to _____ hours of ‘Bank’ time, which is the max hours an employee may use in their career.

Answer 27

160 hours

Question 28

At what rate does the employee pay back to the Catastrophic General Fund Account Bank, per pay period?

Answer 28

2 hours per pay peroid

Question 29

Seniority for police officers will be based on promotion to a police officer 1, and ranked in what order? (5)

Answer 29

1. Corrections officers reducing in grade to police recruit
2. Military promoting to recruit
3. Cadets promoting to recruit
4. Recycled recruits
5. Granding on the eligibility list

Question 30

In the selection of days off, in lieu of holiday, compensatory time, bonus time, professional leave and vacation leave preference, first choice will be given to?

Answer 30

The employee holding the greatest amount of seniority

Question 31

At anytime between bids, the department either RETAINS THE RIGHT or WILL NOT change an officer’s shift and/or days off based on a documented special or operational need.

Answer 31

RETAINS THE RIGHT

Question 32

An employee is being transferred from a specialized unit to patrol. There are several patrol spots available in the valley. Will seniority come into play reference employees choosing which patrol spots?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

(Contract) As a general rule, any person who uses __ or more sick leave days per year is excessive.

Answer 33

8