POLICY TITLE: 60.4 Sick Leave

APPROVED BY: Kentucky State University Board of Regents - December 3, 2020

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2021

REVISED FROM: March 26, 2013

The University grants regular full-time employees leave of absence with or without pay to provide for time off from the job while they are undergoing medical care or caring for a relation covered by the Family Medical Leave Act.

Full-time faculty as defined by the Kentucky State University Faculty Handbook, Section 2.1.1.

Staff with 1.0 FTE (full-time equivalency) or greater are eligible for holiday pay.

Part-time staff/faculty employees, and student employees are not eligible for paid sick leave.

Eligible full-time staff/faculty receive sick leave. At beginning of employment, regular full-time employees are provided with sick leave. The sick leave benefit provides paid time for the employee's absence due to personal illness, injury or other short-term disability. Additionally, sick leave may be used for the care of the employee's immediate family. There is no maximum limit on the amount of paid sick leave that can be accumulated by a regular full-time employee.

Sick leave with pay is accumulated at the rate of one working day per month, for a total of 12 days per year for both full-time staff and faculty.

Part-time staff/faculty do not earn sick leave.

1. Exempt employees (paid monthly) - Sick leave is earned on the 15th calendar day of each month. Employees who are hired on or before the 15th shall receive an accrual for that month. Employees who