Town of Princeton

(5) suspension, and (6) termination of employment. The Department Head is not required to follow these steps in order of progression and shall have the discretion to determine appropriate disciplinary action.

Section 7: Employee Benefits:

A. Sick Leave

7.A.1. Regular full time and regular reduced-hours employees shall be eligible for sick leave pay.

7.A.2. Regular part time, temporary/seasonal, emergency and stipend employees are not eligible for sick leave pay.

7.A.3. Eligible employees shall accrue 8 hours of sick time, based on a 40 hour workweek, for each complete month of employment. Regular reduced-hours employees shall accrue an amount directly proportional to the number of hours worked weekly with 40 hours being considered full time. For example, an employee working 32 hours per week shall accrue 32/40 x 8 = 6.4 hours per month. Sick time cannot be used prior to accrual. Sick time will accrue at the rate of 12 days per year and can accumulate up to a maximum of 135 days, or the proportional equivalent for regular reduced hour employees. Sick time must be taken at a minimum of two (2) hour increments. Accrual will be granted on the last day of each month completed.

7.A.4. A physician’s report may be required by the employee’s Department Head. An employee who requests sick leave or who is returning from sick leave, may be required by the Department Head to submit to a medical examination at the expense of the Town.

7.A.5. Except in cases of emergency, an employee must notify his/her appropriate supervisor each day he/she is out sick by the start of the employee’s work shift. Recorded messages are acceptable with an explanation.

7.A.6. Sick leave will be granted under the following conditions:

• When an employee cannot perform his/her duties because he/she is incapacitated by personal illness, injury, or pregnancy-related condition
• When an employee, because of exposure to contagious disease, jeopardizes the health of others in the work place
• When appointments with licensed medical or dental professionals cannot reasonably be scheduled outside of normal working hours for purposes of medical treatment or diagnosis of an existing medical or dental condition
• When the spouse, parent or child or other person living in the household of an employee is seriously ill