SICK LEAVE

ACCRUAL RATES

M/C employees earn 1.75 days/month (pro-rated for part-time). Accumulation of sick leave cannot exceed 225 sick days.

ACCRUAL MAXIMUM

Employees are eligible to accrue up to a maximum of 225 sick days.

USING ACCRUALS

Sick leave accruals can be used for medical and dental appointments, sick related absences and periods of disability supported by Satisfactory Medical Documentation.

FAMILY SICK LEAVE

M/C Employees are eligible to charge up to thirty (30) of their accrued sick leave days per SUNY fiscal year (7/2 - 7/1) of family sick leave time. Bereavement: Family sick leave may also be used in the event of the death of a family member. 

SICK LEAVE GUIDELINES

• Employees may not use sick accruals when they are no longer sick/disabled.
• Absences due to illness must be reported to the supervisor as soon as possible.
• Sick related absences of five (5) or more consecutive scheduled working days require Satisfactory Medical Documentation to be submitted to a Leave Administrator in HR as soon as possible. For instructions on how to submit Satisfactory Medical Documentation go here.
• For extended absences, Satisfactory Medical Documentation is required to be submitted periodically and Return to Work Satisfactory Medical Documentation (that clears an employee’s return to work) must be submitted to Human Resources (HR) within 48 hours/2 days prior to returning to work as noted here.
• FMLA leave protects the employee and should be requested for five (5) or more consecutive sick days. It can also be requested for intermittent absences due to sick related absences. It may be applied for absences related to child birth, adoption, foster care, caring for your own illness or caring for a sick family member. For more information on FLMA, visit FMLA.
• Absences attributable to approved FMLA leave (Family Medical Leave Act) must be documented as such on an employee’s time entry.
• Sick leave credits are not advanced. They are accrued on a monthly basis and may not be used before they are earned. Accruals earned in the current month are available to use on the 1st day of the following month.

SEPARATING EMPLOYEES

• Separating employees are not entitled to be paid out for unused sick leave accruals.

• If you meet the requirements for retiree health insurance, unused sick leave accruals (up to a maximum of 200 days) can be converted into a monetary value to offset the cost of health insurance premiums during retirement. For more information, email hrs_benefits@stonybrook.edu