Short Term Absences Policy
HR Policies & Procedures

Short-Term Absences Policy

Most organizations realize that employees have certain legitimate reasons to miss work and, therefore, provide for limited paid absences, particularly for sickness or injury, even though they are not required to allow these absences. Organizations with seasonal work or critical staffing requirements are notable exceptions to this practice. Employers should consider the following issues when creating a short-term absences policy.
 
This policy discusses absences away from work that will generally be less than a two-week period, such as short-term illnesses, bereavement leave, voting, jury duty and religious holidays. This policy is a modified PTO (paid time off) bank; modified because it doesn’t include vacation.

· Short-Term Leave Considerations
· Paid Time-Off Banks
· Definition of Immediate Family
· The FMLA and Short-Term Illnesses
· Bereavement Leave
· Rules and Expectations
· Specified Number of Days
· Part-Time Employees
· Temporary Employees
· Workers’ Compensation Coverage
· Jury and Witness Duty
· Accumulated Paid Days
· Unused Paid Days
· Unused Days Not Convertible
· Medical Verification
· Excessive Absenteeism
· No Advance Accrual
· The Americans with Disabilities Act
· The Family and Medical Leave Act
· Protection for Jury and Witness Duty
· Time-Off for Voting
· Religious Observances
· Exempt Employee
· Time-Off for Volunteer and School Activities
· Notice
· Use of Accumulated Paid Sick Leave Under the FMLA
· State Wage Payment Laws
· Medical Certification and the FMLA
· Fitness for Duty Certifications

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