3.70.080 Criteria for Approval.
A. Approval for Shared Sick Leave shall be made by the Human Resources Director or the Human Resources Director's designee, and the employee's department director or elected official, or that person's designee. In the event of a tie in the vote the Executive or the Executive's designee shall cast the tie breaking vote.
B. Realizing the importance and urgency of the Shared Sick Leave request, the County will attempt to decide within three working days of receipt of the completed formal leave request whenever possible.
C. The following matters should be considered when determining whether to approve a request for Shared Sick Leave:
1. The nature and seriousness of the medical condition, illness, injury or impairment;
2. Whether the request qualifies for participation in Pierce County's Shared Sick Leave Program according to the Administrative Guidelines;
3. Any misuse of sick leave by the employee requesting leave;
4. The likelihood that the employee will be medically able to return to work;
5. Such other factors as may be relevant to the evaluation of the leave request as determined by the County.
D. If there are insufficient donated hours in the leave bank to cover all approved Shared Sick Leave requests, the available hours will be distributed equally among the approved employees for the applicable pay cycle. Any shared leave payment is subject to the availability of donated hours.