Granting sick leave.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) Subject to paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section, an agency must grant sick leave to an employee when he or she— (1) Receives medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment; (2) Is incapacitated for the performance of his or her duties by physical or mental illness, injury, pregnancy, or childbirth; (3) Provides care for a family member— (i) Who is incapacitated by a medical or mental condition or attends to a family member receiving medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment; (ii) With a serious health condition; or (iii) Who would, as determined by the health authorities having jurisdiction or by a health care provider, jeopardize the health of others by that family member's presence in the community because of exposure to a communicable disease; (4) Makes arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member or attends the funeral of a family member; (5) Would, as determined by the health authorities having jurisdiction or by a health care provider, jeopardize the health of others by his or her presence on the job because of exposure to a communicable disease; or (6) Must be absent from duty for purposes relating to his or her adoption of a child, including appointments with adoption agencies, social workers, and attorneys; court proceedings; required travel; and any other activities necessary to allow the adoption to proceed. (b) The amount of sick leave granted to an employee during any leave year for the purposes described in paragraphs (a)(

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 630.401