Paid Time Off
(PPL/ESL)

Extended Sick Leave (ESL):
ESL may be taken for an employee’s or family member’s illness or accident that results in an absence from work of three (3) consecutive days or more. Therefore, the first two days of each absence due to a non-occupational illness or injury come from PPL hours earned. The third and subsequent days of absence, due to a sickness or injury, come from an accrued ESL bank. Family member is defined as child, parent, spouse or domestic partner.

ESL hours may be used from the first day of an absence if the absence is due to the employee's or family member's injury or illness that results in immediate hospitalization, outpatient surgery, or chronic illness. Examples of chronic illness include diabetes, asthma, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, multiple sclerosis, etc.

A supervisor may request a doctor's certification for all uses of PPL/ESL for illness including time off to care for a family member. A doctor's certification is required to document the use of ESL for a chronic condition. Further information can be found in the PPL/ESL Administrative Guideline.