Flu Season Guidance for Personnel Offices and Employee Relations Officers
Departments should manage sick employees in the same manner as with other illnesses by encouraging them to stay home or go home if they show signs of influenza symptoms. Departments should review the provisions for leave usage, return to work, and medical verification in the appropriate collective bargaining agreements.
The following types of leave are available for employees to use while off work due to illness.
Sick Leave
Vacation
Annual Leave
Compensating Time Off
Personal Leave Program
Voluntary Personal Leave Program
Holiday Credit
Bank or self-directed Furlough Hours
Catastrophic Leave
Non-Industrial Disability Insurance
State Disability Insurance
Family Medical Leave Act
California Family Rights Act
Read CalHR's guidance on the use of the above leave benefits.
For employees with no leave balances or who have exhausted their leave balances, departments are reminded that they have the discretion to set up catastrophic leave banks for their employees.
To minimize the impact on operations, departments may consider the following options to assist employees who are off work due to their own illness or a family member's illness but are still able to perform work duties:
Personnel liaison staff with questions about this guidance should contact our Personnel Services Branch.
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