Leaves and Absences Definitions Flashcards
Absence Without Leave (AWOL)
Absence or tardiness without proper notification shall be considered as AWOL and the offender shall be disciplined accordingly. Code AW.
Act (The Act)
The Texas Workers? Compensation Act as it exists or may be amended hereafter and otherwise found at Title 5; Subtitle A; Chapter 401 et al; Texas Labor Code.
Approved Doctor?s List (ADL)
A list of medical care providers approved by the City of Houston and the Texas Department of Insurance for care afforded under the Act.
Assigned Shift/Workday
The normal time period or shift schedule to which an employee is assigned to perform their duties (Example - 12 hours for Suppression personnel).
Association Business Pool Leave
Job responsibilities that require an employee to be excused from the performance of regular duties to perform approved Union duties. Code ABPL.
Base Pay
The biweekly salary for each of the job classifications in the HFD shall be an amount in compliance with the appropriate City Ordinance.
Benefit Compensation Upon Separation
Classified employees who resign; retire; or are dismissed shall receive a lump sum payment for all unpaid salary; accumulated overtime; and compensatory time. They shall also receive a lump sum payment for vacation leave; holiday leave; and sick leave in accordance with Texas Local Government Code; Sections 143.115; 143.1155 AND 143.116; and applicable City of Houston Ordinances.
Benefit Year
A plan year related to benefits commencing on September 1 of each calendar year and ending on August 31 of the next calendar year.
Bona Fide Offer of Employment
A written offer of a transitional duty assignment in accordance with Rule 129.5 of the Act.
Calendar Year
The period beginning on January 1 through December 31 of each year.
Case Manager
An employee assigned to the HFD Risk Management Office responsible for monitoring an injured employee?s medical progress and timely return to work.
City Business
Job responsibilities that require that an employee be excused from the performance of regular duties to perform other city-related duties. Code CB.
Classified Personnel
Employees in classified positions of the Houston Fire Department that are defined and subject to the Texas Local Government Code; Chapter 143.
Claims Coordinator
The HFD Risk Management Office employee responsible for the day-to-day claims administration for the HFD Workers? Compensation Program.
Claims Reporting Service (CRS)
The system provided by the Third Party Administrator (TPA) to receive injury claims.
Compensable Sick Leave Plan (CSL)
Defines the sick leave plan granted to employees hired on or after 9-1-85.
Compensatory Time
Overtime hours accumulated prior to 8-1-85 for use as time absent from work at a future date by classified personnel only. CT must be used hour for hour when absent from work. Code CT
Course and Scope of Employment
Relates to the performance of one?s assigned duties as more specifically defined in Texas Labor Code; Title 5; Subtitle A; Chapter 401; Subchapter B; Section 401.011 (12).
Court Related Absences
Paid leave to appear in a legal proceeding in response to a subpoena with certain limitations. Code CB
Covered Family Member
For FMLA purposes; a spouse; child; or parent of the employee.
Spouse
A husband or wife as defined under State Law. The State of Texas recognizes a common law marriage; but does not recognize a domestic partnership.
Child
A biological; adopted; or foster-care son or daughter; a stepson or stepdaughter; a legal ward; or the son or daughter of an employee standing in loco parentis; and who is either under age 18; or is age 18 or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability.
Parent
A biological father or mother; or one who stands or stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a child. This does not include a parent-in-law.
Death-In-The-Family Leave (Funeral Leave)
Leave of absence with pay granted to employees for a death in the family within certain limitations. Code DF
Deferred Holiday
Employees accrue holidays if the holiday is on their scheduled day off or when working on the holiday. Deferred holidays may be used at a later date with prior approval. Code DH
Disabling Occupational Injury
An injury occurring in the course and scope of employment which prevents the employee from returning to regular work on the next scheduled workday following the date of the injury or thereafter.
Dock Time
The actual hours an employee is not at work when regularly or specially scheduled and some form of appropriate paid leave is either unavailable; not authorized for use; or the absence is unexcused. Code AW
Donated Sick Leave
A program (Accrued Leave Donation) in place for seriously ill or injured employees to continue receiving pay after they have exhausted all of their paid leave balances. Employees throughout the City may donate vacation time to another sick employee. Code Dsick
Eligible Employee
FMLA term for an employee who has worked for the City of Houston for at least 12 months and has worked at least 1;250 hours in the 12-month period immediately preceding the date leave begins.
Emergency Leave
Leave granted by Supervisors to allow employees to attend to personal matters of an emergency nature without the requisite advance notice. Employees who are granted Emergency Leave shall be placed on Vacation or Deferred Holiday leave; but not Sick Leave. Employees are expected to return to duty after the emergency has been resolved.
Family Leave
Leave provided under the FMLA other than for an employee?s own serious health condition for which an employee shall use accrued vacation; personal leave days granted under the CSL program; and/or unpaid leave. The FMLA does not permit the use of accrued holidays or sick leave.
Family Leave
Leave to care for a well child after birth or placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care (parenting) during the first 12 months following birth or placement for adoption.