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Paid sick leave allows for protected time away for all employees.

Effective January 1, 2021 there are expanded reasons and qualified family members that sick leave can be utilized for. These include illness, injury, domestic violence, or medical care for yourself or a qualifying family member. Qualifying family members include:

• Spouses
• Domestic partners
• Children
• Parents
• Siblings
• Grandparents
• Grandchildren

All full-time employees have a minimum of 56 hours of paid sick leave each calendar year. All part-time and time-as-reported (TAR) employees get up to 56 hours of paid sick leave based on hours worked.

Medical Center staff with PTO have expanded use for their PTO: It can be used for the above illness-related concerns for themselves or a qualifying family member, or it can also be used for vacation.